Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
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Object Number:
INV.2114
Date:
ca. 1897
Medium:
Silk, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 3 x 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 7.6 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
pin: "GUEST"
ribbon printed in gold ink with: "VETERAN FIREMEN'S/ASSOCIATION/OF THE/CITY OF NEW YORK/AT THE/DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT/SEPT. 6, 1897/IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES/KILLED ON THE/BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG/JULY 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD 1863"
Description:
White silk ribbon embroidered with two crossed American flags, and printed in gold ink with: "VETERAN FIREMEN'S/ASSOCIATION/OF THE/CITY OF NEW YORK/AT THE/DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT/SEPT. 6, 1897/IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES/KILLED ON THE/BATTLEFIELD OF GETTYSBURG/JULY 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD 1863"; pin at top consisting of coated paper printed with "GUEST" inside brass frame; gold metal fringing at bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
