Belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 4.8 x 7 x 1 cm )
Description:
Curved rectangular brass plate.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1926.91
Marks:
stamped: front: "C.S.A." (Confederate States of America)
Gallery Label:
This plate was worn on the waist belt of a Confederate soldier during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
7304
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1855-1875
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, curved brass plate with stamped eagle in center with shield on breast, three arrows in one talon, branch in other talon, and flanked by tin wreath at bottom, with rayed background, thirteen stars, and inscription inside scroll at top; hook on back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1926.92
Marks:
stamped: front: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
7303
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Belt plate
Classification:
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 in. ( 8.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Brass belt plate; rectangular brass plate has stamped eagle in center with shield on breast, three arrows in one talon, and branch in other talon, flanked by wreath at bottom and with rayed background, thirteen stars, and inscription inside scroll at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Madison Grant
Object Number:
1936.447
Marks:
stamped: inside scroll: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this plate was part of a sword belt worn by the donor's father, Dr. Gabriel Grant, surgeon of the 2nd New Jersey Volunteers during the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
7270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Shield-shaped badge divided into two sections; bottom has three red silk and two silver metal lace stripes; top has silver metal sun and star against blue felt background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson, 1946
Object Number:
INV.7490
Gallery Label:
This shoulder patch was worn by an American soldier serving in the China-India-Burma Theatre during World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
7210
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Helmet
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1650-1700
Medium:
Iron, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 10 in. ( 25.4 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Iron and leather helmet; circular, lobster tail helmet with ribbing along top and shield-shaped bill; plated neck guard riveted to back; buff leather strap fragments riveted to interior.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number:
1941.1217
Gallery Label:
This helmet was used by the donor as a prop in his historical paintings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
7208
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trousers
Classification:
Date:
1898
Medium:
Cotton, wool, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 11 3/4 x 41 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 29.8 x 105.4 cm )
Description:
Pair of khaki-colored cotton canvas field service trousers with 1" yellow wool felt stripe down the side of each leg; 4 button fly, 6 buttons around the waistband, a pocket at the front of each hip with flaps that button closed, legs reinforced from the pockets to below the knees; 2 straps at the small of the back which fasten at the center to metal buckle with double-tongued chape, 2 rear pockets with flaps that button closed, seat reinforced.
Credit Line:
Gift of Captain Kurtz Eppley
Object Number:
1933.79b
Marks:
handwritten: inside waistband: "Spanish-American War 1898. Kurtz Eppley. "Rough Riders."
Gallery Label:
These trousers are part of a uniform worn by Capt. Kurtz Eppley when he served in the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (Roosevelt's Rough Riders), in the Spanish-American War. This uniform is an example of the Army's first khaki "issue," as well as the first instance when a uniform was referred to as "field service."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1898
eMuseum Object ID:
7207
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Collar insignia
Classification:
Date:
1943-1946
Medium:
Plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 1 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Gilded plastic insignia; eagle against circular background with vertical stripes at bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7427
Gallery Label:
This insignia was issued upon honorable discharge from U.S. armed forces after World War II.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
7206
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1940-1946
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 7 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Circular patch with blue background, white border, and bumblebee in center, and white lettering at bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number:
INV.7487
Marks:
sewn: botom: "SEABEES"
Gallery Label:
This patch was worn by a member of the U.S. Navy Seabees on his left jacket sleeve. The Seabees were a Navy construction battalion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
7203
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder patch
Classification:
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Circular black felt patch; silver/grey thread eagle atop fasces (Roman bundled rods) in center, against yellow thread wheel.
Object Number:
INV.2425
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
7194
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder straps (2)
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
each: 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 7 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Two shoulder straps, each with two gold embroidered maple(?) leaves on dark blue wool felt ground inside rectangular gold embroidered border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Madison Grant
Object Number:
1936.443ab
Gallery Label:
These shoulder straps are identified in the accession records as "Civil War item[s]" associated with the donor's father, Dr. Gabriel Grant (1826-1909), and said to designate the rank of major. Dr. Grant was Surgeon of the 2nd New Jersey Volunteers and later appointed Surgeon-in-Chief of Division.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
7159
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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