Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Gaiter
Object Number:
1957.277e
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, cotton, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( 40.3 x 18.1 cm )
Description:
Leather, cotton, and iron gaiter; stitched black leather lining with green-striped white canvas loops on interior and strap at top that fastens to iron buckle on front.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this gaiter was part of a uniform worn by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emily Buch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
