Shoulder straps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
overall (pair): 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 0.6 x 3.8 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of captain's shoulder straps; metal thread embroidered double bars at each end and border around the edges, black velvet ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Margaret Walworth Tuller
Object Number:
1946.336ab
Gallery Label:
These captain's shoulder straps were worn by Loren Wellington Tuller (1839-1914), who served as Lieutenant, Captain and Brevet Major with the 60th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1865. Tuller was later a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40074
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dress hat
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Wool, other textile, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 8 in. ( 19.7 x 24.1 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Dress hat with soft dark blue wool felt crown which is cylindrical, with slight forward angle, pointed lower edge in back, and flat and rigid circular top; black patent leather visor and chinstrap; black textile lining and black leather sweatband; one gilded brass button embossed with shield-breasted eagle found pinned to sweatband.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Bess Haring, through Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey
Object Number:
1953.195g
Marks:
maker's label: inside top of crown: "McCORMICK & BRO. / 149 W. BALTIMORE ST / BALTIMORE"
Gallery Label:
This hat belonged to First Lieutenant Abram P. Haring, who served in Company G of the 132nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. The 132nd was also known as the "Second Regiment", or "Spinola's Empire Brigade".
Soldiers from Company G were recruited principally from Suspension Bridge, Buffalo, New York City, and Brooklyn.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder straps (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Silk, metal, paper
Dimensions:
overall (each): 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. ( 1 x 5.4 x 13 cm )
Description:
Pair of black (?) major's shoulder straps; metal thread embroidered leaves at each end against velvet ground and border around edges; lined with dark brown paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of Madison Grant
Object Number:
1936.442ab
Marks:
handwritten: reverse, center of each, on jelly label: "Bleux / ponce"
Gallery Label:
These shoulder straps are from a uniform worn by Dr. Gabriel Grant (1826-1909), while serving as a surgeon of the 2nd New Jersey Volunteers and later appointed Surgeon-in-Chief of the Division. He was a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
40073
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waist belt
Classification:
Date:
1914-1918
Medium:
Cotton, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 92.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cotton and brass waist belt; fatigue canvas belt with sliding clip on right side, brass holes, and hook at right end that fastens to clasp on left; button on left exterior stamped with eagle in center that has shield on breast, three arrows in one talon, branch in other talon, and with flower at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John H. Marsching, 1948
Object Number:
INV.12022a
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this waist belt was part of a uniform worn by Major John H. Marsching during World War I.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1918
eMuseum Object ID:
40071
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder strap
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Wool, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. ( 2.5 x 4.1 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Arched shoulder strap with medium blue wool felt ground, gold metal border around the edges, lined on reverse with dark blue wool felt.
Object Number:
Z.3141
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
40069
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sash
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 136 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 14 x 346.7 cm )
Description:
Scarlet silk jersey sash with faded tassels at each end (now goldenrod).
Object Number:
X.238
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40058
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sash
Classification:
Date:
1855-1861
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 4 x 136 in. ( 4.4 x 10.2 x 345.4 cm )
Description:
Crimson silk jersey sash with tassels on each end.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller
Object Number:
1951.486b
Gallery Label:
This sash is part of a uniform worn by Noah L. Farnham in Washington August 14, 1861, when he died of wounds received at the Battle of Bull Run. He served as Lieutenant Colonel in the First New York Zouaves (11th New York State Volunteers) during the Civil War. His funeral was held August 17th at Christ Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1861
eMuseum Object ID:
40056
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chevrons
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 14.3 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Olive-drab felt patch with three brown chevrons at top; in center is a gold thread eagle perched atop a wheel, which is surmounted by a crossed key and sword; at bottom of patch a brown stripe.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer
Object Number:
INV.7472e
Gallery Label:
These chevrons were worn by a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Quartermaster General's Department, on the upper sleeve of his uniform jacket.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
40052
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Shoulder loops (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1860-1864
Medium:
Wool, metal
Dimensions:
overall (each): 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 5 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 6.7 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Pair of gray wool cavalry shoulder loops with gold-colored metal buttons marked "C" at the ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Y. Culyer
Object Number:
INV.8299ab
Marks:
cast: center of each button: "C"
stamped: reverse of each button: "SUPERIOR QUALITY"
Gallery Label:
These cavalry shoulder loops were taken off the jacket of Major General Stephen D. Ramseur. Ramseur was wounded and captured by Sheridan in the Battle of Winchester, and was commanding infantry at the time of his death. This information comes from both a letter found with the loops dated Oct. 22, 1864, from J. Y Culyer, the chief clerk of the U.S. Sanitation Commission, and military uniform historian Bruce Bazelon (1988).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
40036
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jacket
Classification:
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Wool, cotton, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 47 x 77.5 cm )
Description:
Dark blue wool single-breasted artillery chasseur jacket; 1 3/4" closed stand-up collar (one hook and eye), with red at te throat; 9 buttons down the front, watch pocket on the right near the third button from the bottom; closed sleeves with false cuffs, 3 buttons at the wrist; all buttons cast with an eagle above quadrant shield encircled by stars; back made in 4 panels; red piping around all outer edges; jacket lined with white cotton, breast lightly padded and quilted, short skirt at the bottom lined with red silk.
Object Number:
Z.3085
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40010
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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