Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cross insignia
Object Number:
INV.11453k-n
Date:
1862-1880
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brass crosses; pins at back for fastening.
Gallery Label:
These crosses were inside a box sent by the William H. Horstmann Co. to Joseph H. Bradley, a Civil War veteran who was living at the National Soldiers Home in Virginia. Bradley had served as a chaplain to the 10th New York Cavalry Regiment during the war, and he probably wore these crosses on his uniform collar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Margaret Bradley, 1940
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
