Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cap box in envelope: Civil War
Object Number:
1950.82b
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Leather, brass, skin
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: interior flap: "BOYD & SONS/BOSTON"
Description:
Rounded rectangular leather box with front flap, interior flap, and brass stud at bottom; skin lining stiticed to interior.
Gallery Label:
This cap box was carried by William Althause of the 128th New York Infantry during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carrie Althause
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
