Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collars (pair)
Object Number:
1959.66ef
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
overall (each, as folded): 1 1/2 x 7 x 10 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 17.8 x 26 cm )
Description:
Pair of white linen starched doubled collars, each with 2 fabric tape straps at each end, a buttonhole near the center of the inside edge, 2 buttonholes at one side, one horizontal and one vertical.
Gallery Label:
These false collars are a reproduction of those worn by Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), stateman and once acting president of the New-York Historical Society. It was worn by his descendent, Albert E. Gallatin in the re-enactment of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, in which the elder Gallatin particpated.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. B. Langdon Tyler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
