Civil War cartridge box; pattern box

Object Number: 
1936.583
Date: 
1861-1865
Medium: 
Leather, wood, brass, iron
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 8 3/8 in. ( 17.8 x 21.3 cm )
Marks: 
stamped: flap exterior: "US" (inside oval) stenciled: flap interior: "COL,/BENTON'S./PLAN."
Description: 
Leather, wood, brass, and iron cartridge box; rectangular black leather box with one horizontal and two vertical loops for shoulder belt sewn and riveted to rear, two iron buckles on bottom, an implement pocket on front, and flap with strap that fastens to brass stud at bottom of box; box contains wooden block with twenty bored cartridge holes; stamped mark on exterior of flap and stenciled mark on interior.
Gallery Label: 
This cartridge box was formerly part of the Francis Bannerman collection.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group