Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Epaulets (pair)
Object Number:
1983c,d
Date:
1895-1898
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
overall (each): 4 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 8 in. ( 10.5 x 14 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
cast: center of buttons: "71"
Description:
Pair of black wool epaulets, with white cotton twisted cording and metal bullion around the shoulder end, button cast with "71" at the neck end; reverse lined with brown cotton, with a metal hook at the button end.
Gallery Label:
These epaulets are part of a full dress uniform worn by Noah Bruford when he served as a color sergeant for the New York National Guard, 71st Infantry, in 1898.
Credit Line:
Gift of Noah Bruford, 1932
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
