Collection Highlights
Poems, Henricus Selyns
Date:
1659-1686
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Selyns
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Epaulets (pair)
Object Number:
1951.487c-d
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Textile, metal
Dimensions:
each: 3 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 9.5 x 18.4 x 14 cm )
Description:
Pair of general or field officer's epaulets; rigid, capsule-shaped strap covered in gold lace, with gilded metal button embossed with eagle insignia, gold braid edging on tab end, and gold embroidered crescent with sequin trim; three layers of gold bullion fringe, the outermost measuring 3 3/4 inches in length and 3/8 inch in diameter; padded yellow silk lining with cloth ties for fastening.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, epaulets such as these were worn during the Civil War by general officers and field officers in the 1st Regiment, New York Volunteers.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
