Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gaiters (2)
Object Number:
1934.80ab
Date:
1860-1875
Medium:
Cotton, iron, pearl
Dimensions:
largest: 6 x 8 in. ( 15.2 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Cotton, iron, and pearl gaiters; white canvas with four domed pearl buttons on left that fasten to holes on right; iron buckle.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these gaiters were used by the donor while a member of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, from 1870 to 1877.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Pearl Talmadge
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
