Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gorget
Object Number:
1945.498
Date:
1833-1845
Medium:
Brass, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 4 in. ( 3.8 x 15.6 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
cast: on applied metal, bottom center: "CITY GUARD"
Description:
Arched crescent-shaped gorget; chain with hook and eye fastening, chain attached at each corner of crescent, "CITY GUARD" across the bottom.
Gallery Label:
The City Guard was formed in 1833. It later became the 12th Regiment, New York Militia.
Credit Line:
Gift of William C. Roberson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
