Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Bayonet and scabbard
Object Number:
1951.506ab
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Steel, leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 3/4 x 6 x 2 1/2 in. ( 55.2 x 15.2 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on lower inside of blade: "US / FR"
Description:
Steel bayonet with triangular blade and cylindrical mount; leather scabbard with leather collar with curved belt loop and brass tip with acorn finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
