Plume
Classification:
Date:
1860-1875
Medium:
Feathers, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/4 x 9 x 2 in. ( 38.7 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Military plume consisting of mostly white feathers and a few red feathers bound to a wooden shaft.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. W. Merritt Post
Object Number:
1935.42c
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on obverse and reverse of tag attached to object: "Military suit of / J. J. Van Nest / Civil War / Hat & plume / Also U.S.A. insignia / (over) / Jacob Janeway Van Nest / was the father of / Mrs. W. Merritt Post / nee Katharine Elizabet
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this plume was worn by the donor's father, Jacob Janeway Van Nest (1835-1875). A related coat and cap (1935.42a and 1935.42b) are also in the N-YHS Collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
36697
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dragoon helmet
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Leather, iron, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 29.2 x 23.5 cm )
Description:
Black leather helmet with rounded crown, iron strapwork, crescent-shaped crest, and visor; band of linen with drawstring on interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum
Object Number:
1938.249
Marks:
painted: on iron bands above visor: "Staudthuis[sic] / 1702"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this helmet was found by workmen dismantling an old Dutch farmhouse in Brooklyn ca. 1890-1900 and then purchased from the workers who found it by a policeman named Stokes. The helmet has been associated with New Amsterdam's Stadthuis (Stadt Huys) or town hall and the eighteenth-century New York City Guard. Neither of these associations, however, can be confirmed.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
36693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dragoon helmet
Classification:
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Leather, bearskin, silk, cord, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. ( 24.1 x 29.2 x 20 cm )
Description:
Leather dragoon helmet with center seam of rounded crown covered by bearskin crest with linen backing; 2 1/4" wide red silk velour band secured with wire-wrapped cord looped zigzag-fashion around circular metal buttons (two on each side).
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.681
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, there was once a tag attached to this hat with the following identification: "TROOPER'S HAT, 1825. F. R. CURTIS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
36690
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Military button samples
Classification:
Date:
1826
Medium:
Leather, paper, wool, gold, silver, other metals
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 22.2 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Bound leather book of 269 military manufacturer's buttons from the Birmingham, England vicinity; collector identifies buttons by military branch and rank.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. Roloff Kip, presented with the privlege of withdrawal
Object Number:
1924.126
Marks:
handwritten: where I / resided in Birmingham / I colected these buttons / and have had them / ever since--They are / evidence of honest work / manship,-- / AW. Spies / age 84"
handwritten: inside back cover: "AW. Spies 1826 / These buttons were collecte
Gallery Label:
This collection of military buttons was assembled by Adam W. Spies in 1826, from the buttons of various manufacturers in Birmingham, England, when he was starting his career as a military goods and hardware importer. He emigrated to New York City around 1832. According to an article in "Just Buttons" magazine, this collection is "probably the most important documentation of American buttons produced in Birmingham, England so far known." The book distinguishes buttons by military branch and r
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1826
eMuseum Object ID:
36670
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Service cap
Classification:
Date:
1917-1918
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 11 x 10 in. ( 12.7 x 27.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Olive drab wool service cap with brown leather visor; metal insignia plate replicates the state seal of New York; buttons securing chin strap embossed with similar motif (chin strap missing).
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Object Number:
1951.504b
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap was worn by Colonel Willard C. Fisk while in command of the 107th Infantry, 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, during World War I. Fisk's uniform jacket and puttees are also in the N-YHS Collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
36608
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Service cap
Classification:
Date:
1941-1947
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 11 1/2 x 11 in. ( 12.7 x 29.2 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Khaki wool service cap with brown leather visor and chin strap; gilded metal insignia plate attached in front replicates the state seal of New York; buttons securing chin strap embossed with similar motif.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Object Number:
1967.77
Marks:
in relief: on front insignia: "EXCELSIOR"
maker's label: affixed inside top of crown: "Ridabock & Co. / New York"
business card: in plastic sleeve stitched inside top of crown: "JOHN W. LA ROCQUE / CONTRACT OFFICER / [B?]ETTER PACKAGES, INC. / DEFENSE M
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap, which is there described as an "officer's summer garrison hat," was worn by John W. La Rocque of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1947
eMuseum Object ID:
36607
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shako
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Felt, leather, metal, cord
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 9 x 7 in. ( 19 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Black felt shako with slightly tapered cylindrical crown that is angled forward, and black patent leather top and visor, the latter stiff and somewhat rectangular; chin strap secured at either side by a button embossed with crossed cannon; gilded metal insignia of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, affixed below shield on front; hole for pompon in front edge of top (pompon missing); leather sweatband with lacing.
Object Number:
X.190
Marks:
printed paper labels: affixed inside top of crown: "JAS. S. SMITH & SONS / Military Goods / 126 Grand St. / AND 15 DUTCH-ST. / NEW-YORK. / PATENTED / August 21st, 1860."
in relief: on front insignia: "NATIONAL GUARD / 7"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
36575
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chapeau bras with case
Classification:
Date:
1893-1899
Medium:
Silk, other textile, leather, feathers, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 7 in. ( 9.5 x 48.9 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Flat-folding black beaver (silk) chapeau with two bands of black ribbon that extend diagonally from lower edge on front side, framing a capsule-shaped cockade with pleated black ribbon border and eagle insignia and button with same on gold ground at center; black ostrich feather plume; gold bullion tassel at each corner; black painted metal case with hinged lid and handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Jorge R. André
Object Number:
1948.611ab
Marks:
maker's label: inside top of crown: "SHANNON MILLER & CRANE / 768 BROADWAY / New York"
stencilled: inside lid of case: "SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE / MILITARY GOODS / 768 Broadway / New York."
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chapeau was worn by Colonel George Creighton Webb (1853-1948), uncle of the donor. Webb was a U.S. Army officer and envoy to Czarist Russia.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
36574
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Busby
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1899
Medium:
Wool, fur, leather, cord, metal, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 14 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Bell crown busby with black astrakhan fur on sides and yellow wool top with point folded over and secured with a button on right side; long yellow hat cord attached to loops at center back and left side; gilded metal crossed saber insignia and black velvet-covered oval device with embroidered "A" attached in front; metal scale chin strap with black leather backing secured at either side by a gilded metal button embossed with crossed sabers; leather half-lining with cord lacing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Abel I. Smith
Object Number:
1931.80a
Marks:
maker's label: affixed inside top of crown: "[WARNOCK] UNIFORM CO. / [19 and 21] WEST 31st ST., N.Y."
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this busby was part of the dress uniform of Squadron A of the New York Hussars, organized ca. 1885 as an independent troop of cavalry (National Guard New York, 1889- ). The donor, who was a member of Squadron A, purchased his uniform at Brooks Brothers in New York City and wore it throughout his service, from 1899-1910. Other parts of his uniform are also in the N-YHS Collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
36571
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dress helmet
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Felt, cork, leather, cord, metal, satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 11 x 6 1/2 in. ( 26.7 x 27.9 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Dress helmet made of black felt over cork, with peaks in front and back, both angled downward; gilded metal front insignia with shield surmounted by an eagle and "EXCELSIOR" on banner below; braided gold cord draped in front and back; gilded metal buttons, each with crossed cannon in relief and attached hook, at either side; gilded brass spike on ornate foliate base (detached); chin strap missing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas H. Barber
Object Number:
1954.116ab
Marks:
applied metal: on front insignia plate: "12"
in relief: on front insignia: "EXCELSIOR"
maker's label: affixed inside top of crown: "HENRY V. ALLIEN & CO. / NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this helmet was worn by the donor's father, Thomas Henry Barber, while serving as Colonel of the 12th Regiment, National Guard New York (1888-1889).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
36569
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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