Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Epaulets (pair)
Object Number:
1951.487ab
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Textile, metal
Dimensions:
each: 4 1/4 x 8 x 6 in. ( 10.8 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on fasteners: "LEFT" and "RIGHT"
Description:
Pair of lieutenant colonel's epaulets; rigid, gold lace-covered strap with silver embroidered oak leaf and gilded metal button embossed with shield-breasted eagle; gilded brass crescent with roll of gold thread embroidery around outer edge; three layers of gold bullion fringe, the outermost measuring 3 1/2 inches in length and 1/2 inch in diameter; padded red velvet lining and brass channel fastener.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, these epaulets were worn by a member of the 1st Regiment of the New York Volunteers during the Civil War. The silver embroidered oak leaf indicates the the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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.
