Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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Belt plate
Object Number:
1922.151b
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Brass, lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "US"
Description:
Oval lead plate with thin brass sheet on front; three hooks on back.
Gallery Label:
This plate was worn on a U.S. Army regulation waistbelt, probably during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacCauley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
