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Collection of Uniforms
Established
in 1981, the collection of uniforms comprises both the oldest and most
valuable pieces taken from the Museum of the First Serbian Uprising and
those later acquired by donations or purchase. It collects, preserves and presents
various types of service clothing, including army, police, civil defense,
diplomatic corps, public transport, post office, sport organizations as
well as of the members of state institutions and services - customs
officials, foresters, doctors, fireman officials, chimney cleaners, scouts,
hunters, priests etc.
Even a
brief insight into the collection could reveal the development of
uniforming in Serbia from the early 19th century to
the present. Much of the collection dates from the 19th century and relates
to the army, thanks to the dominant role it had. The oldest military
uniforms in the Museum are the tunic of the head of the district county,
Milosav Zdravkovic Resavac, from 1837, general’s tunic of Prince Mihailo
Obrenovic from 1839, as well as nine colonel’s tunics of Prince Mihailo
from 1860s.
In
addition to different uniforms, the Museum also preserves clothes of
prominent Serbs, out of which Karadjordje’s dolman and cloak, and Prince
Milos’ dress should be particularly emphasized.
Although
the first half of the 19th century saw the uniforming introduced in other
state services besides the army, the complete uniforming of the state
structure did not occur before the last decades of the century.
Despite
the collection’s diversity, its major part covers the 20th century.
Field officer in Mackintosh 1914
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