Cartridge belt
Classification:
Date:
1918
Medium:
Cotton, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 4 1/2 in. ( 86.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Cotton and brass cartridge belt; fatigue canvas with right and left side of belt connected by sling with hooks at both ends that fasten to brass holes in back of belt sides; stud at right end of belt fastens to hook on left end; each side has five snap-fastened cartridge pockets; printed marks on belt interior.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1945.57
Marks:
printed: belt interior: "L.C.C....."; "19025"; "L.C.C. & CO./RIGHT/10-18"; "LEFT"; "LONG 11-18"
Gallery Label:
This cartridge belt was formerly part of the Francis Bannerman collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
31620
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gaiter
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, cotton, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( 40.3 x 18.1 cm )
Description:
Leather, cotton, and iron gaiter; stitched black leather lining with green-striped white canvas loops on interior and strap at top that fastens to iron buckle on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emily Buch
Object Number:
1957.277e
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this gaiter was part of a uniform worn by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
31586
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waistcoat
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Wool, linen, metal buttons
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/4 x 18 5/8 in. ( 61.6 x 47.3 cm )
Description:
Yellow wool felt reproduction Revolutionary War waistcoat; sleeveless short single breasted waistcoat with a V-neckline and six metal buttons down the front; two lightly scalloped pockets at the waist with three button closures on each; lined and backed with natural linen; double pronged belt to cinch waistcoat to size.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number:
1941.1211b
Gallery Label:
This reproduction waistcaot were used by the donor as a prop for his historical paintings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
31231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coat
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 x 17 1/2 in. ( 106.7 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Reproduction Continental Army Coat; navy wool felt coat fall to the knee and double buttons from neck to the waist with ten pairs of round flat metal buttons; front of coat curves to the sides from the waist; pockets at the waist with three metal buttons at the bottom of the flap; high collar of yellow wool felt with metal buttons at the sides of the neck; gold ribbon trim at shoulders to hold epaulettes; long narrow sleeves cuffed with yellow wool felt and three buttons at the wrist; white cotton ruffled cuffs sewn to the inside; yellow wool felt trims the opening of the coat; slit up the back to the waist with decorative triangles of yellow wool felt; two buttons at the small of the back; interior linen with natural linen and blue and white striped cotton; padded at the armpit and chest; pockets oneither side of the front opening of the jacket.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number:
1941.1211a
Gallery Label:
This reproduction coat were used by the donor as a prop for his historical paintings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
31226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stock and ruffle
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Silk, cotton, metal buckle
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. ( 54.6 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Black silk Revolutionary War reproduction stock with a black metal buckle closure at the back of the neck; white cotton ruffle and pleated shirt front sewn at the front; cotton ties at the bottom to tie around the back.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number:
1941.1211f
Gallery Label:
This reproduction stock and ruffle were used by the donor as a prop for his historical paintings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
31225
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1820-1830
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Gilded metal button stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, encircled by border of stars, with shield on breast.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eliza R. and Mary M. Greenwood
Object Number:
1942.612
Marks:
stamped: back: "TREBLE GILT/STANDARD COLOUR"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this button was worn on the uniform of Henry Dearborn during his term as America's Minister to Portugal, from 1822-1824.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
30824
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons mounted on frame
Classification:
Date:
1860-1898
Medium:
Brass, wool, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 4 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 10.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Twenty-four dome-shaped brass buttons mounted on front of blue velvet-covered wooden frame, with hinged wooden support on back.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York
Object Number:
1951.500a-y
Marks:
stamped: c) front: "INFANTERIA" (Infantry; prob. Spanish-American War)
stamped: f) front: "...CORREOS..."
stamped: g) front: "4" (inside horn design)
stamped: h) front: "5" (inside horn design)
stamped: j) front: "3"
stamped: k) front: "4"
stamped:
Gallery Label:
Some of these buttons were worn by Union regiments during the Civil War, and some by Spanish forces during the Spanish-American War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
30823
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons mounted on card
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass, paper, silk
Dimensions:
Card: 11 x 7 in. ( 27.9 x 17.8 cm )
Largest (button): 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Description:
Eleven dome-shaped brass buttons mounted atop circular blue card; silk ribbon with red and white strips attached to blue circle, which has a brass star in center encircled by a border of white stars.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York
Object Number:
1951.501a-m
Marks:
stamped: c) front: "NORTH CAROLINA"
stamped: d) front: "UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL"
stamped: e) front: "MAP OF ALABAMA"
stamped: f) front: "H.N.R.C."
stamped: g) front: "VIRGINIA/SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS"
stamped: h) front: "MVC"
stamped: j) front:
Gallery Label:
These buttons were worn by Confederate state regiments during the Civil War.
Bibliography:
Holzer, Harold and The New-York Historical Society. "The Civil War in 50 Objects." New York: Viking, 2013.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
30783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buttons
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description:
Brass buttons; dome-shaped.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Margaret Bradley, 1940
Object Number:
INV.11453bb-gg
Marks:
stamped: bb) front: "GAR" ; back: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO./PHIL."
stamped: cc) back: "SCOVILLS & CO./EXTRA"
stamped: dd) back: "JOHSON & STEELE"
stamped: ee) front: "GAR"; back: "BUTTON CO./WATERBURY"
Gallery Label:
These buttons were inside a box sent by the William H. Horstmann Co. to Joseph H. Bradley, a Civil War veteran who was living at the National Soldiers Home in Virginia. Bradley had served as a lieutenant of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment, and a chaplain of the 10th New York Cavalry.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30734
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Insignia
Classification:
Date:
1890-1900
Medium:
Silk, brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Circular red, white, and blue silk fastened to brass circle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Margaret Bradley, 1940
Object Number:
INV.11453z-aa
Marks:
stamped: back: "U.S. PATENT/FRANCE 1888"
Gallery Label:
These insignia were inside a box sent by the William H. Horstmann Co. to Joseph H. Bradley, a Civil War veteran who was living at the National Soldiers Home in Virginia. Bradley had served as a lieutenant of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment, and a chaplain of the 10th New York Cavalry.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30731
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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