Museum Collections
1st Troop Cavalry cartridge pouch w/shoulder strap; late 19th C.
Object Number:
INV.8011
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Leather, brass, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( 58.7 x 18.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside belt border of badge: "TRENTON...1774...PRINCETON"
cast, applied: center badge: "F...?"
handwritten: back of belt: "E.L. Reakins"
Description:
Leather, brass, and tin baldric; white buff leather belt with brass buckle, clip, shield-shaped tip, and two straps that fasten to brass studs at bottom of rectangular black leather box with flap that also fastens to stud at bottom; applied tin foliate lettering encircled by belt on front of flap; stamped mark on badge belt and handwritten mark on interior of belt.
1st Troop Cavalry cartridge pouch with shoulder strap.
Gallery Label:
1st Troop Cavalry cartridge pouch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




