Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Chevrons
Object Number:
INV.7472cd
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
largest: 5 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 13.3 x 7.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Two olive-drab felt patches with varying numbers of drab chevrons at top; one has two chevrons, and the other has three; both have at bottom a gold thread eagle perched atop a wheel, which is surmounted by a crossed key and sword.
Gallery Label:
These chevrons were worn by enlisted men in the U.S. Army Quartermaster General's Department, on the upper sleeves of their uniform jackets. Two chevrons denote a corporal, and three a sergeant.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
