Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Deringer with belt holster (2)
Object Number:
1940.938ab
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Steel, brass, silver, leather
Dimensions:
Part (deringer length): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Part (barrel length): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Overall (holster): 6 1/8 x 2 5/8
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "D. MOORE'S PATENTED FEB. 19, 1861"; "405"
Description:
Steel, brass, and silver deringer; scroll-engraved frame and breech of barrel; silver-plate brass frame and steel barrel; stamped marks on barrel; leather belt holster with dome-shaped brass fastener for front flap, and belt loop on back.
Gallery Label:
This deringer and belt holster were among the personal mementoes of Joseph Bradley, a Civil War veteran who enlisted in the 5th New York Regiment of Volunteer Infantry in 1861, and became the chaplain of the 10th Cavalry by 1864.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Margaret Bradley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
