Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Epaulets (pair)
Object Number:
INV.11398f,g
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Wool, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 21 x 23.5 cm )
Marks:
cast: face of each button: "EXCELSIOR / N.Y.S.A. / NATIONAL GUARD"
Description:
Pair of epaulets with black wings, twisted cotton cord fringe, a button at the collar end of each; buttons cast with eagle with a shield in its beak flying above a banner reading "N.Y.S.A." and encircled with "EXCELSIOR / NATIONAL GUARD"; reverse lined with brown cotton, with a metal hook under the button.
Gallery Label:
These epaulettes are from a uniform worn by L. B. Smith when he served in the New York National Guard. The Society also owns the other items which were part of this uniform.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
