Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Luce Center
Epaulet
Object Number:
INV.8293
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 10.8 x 19.7 x 14.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on fastener: "RIGHT"
handwritten in pencil: on tag attached to object: "Pre by Miss Louise Madden / Nov. 26, 1934"
Description:
Lieutenant colonel's epaulet; rigid, gold lace-covered strap with silver embroidered oak leaf, button embossed with shield-breasted eagle, and gilded brass crescent; three layers of gold bullion fringe, the outermost measuring 3 1/2 inches in length and 1/2 inch in diameter; brass channel fastener.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Louise Madden, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
