Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gorget
Object Number:
1954.222
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Brass, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 13.7 x 10.8 cm )
Marks:
cast: across banner above eagle's head: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
stamped: right tip of crescent: "SB"
Description:
Crescent-shaped metal gorget with hole bored at each tip, with applied seal of the United States at the center.
Gallery Label:
A gorget is a military neck ornament. It was originally a piece of armor that protected the junction of the helmet at the breastplate, but slowly evolved into symbolic plates worn on the breast to show rank or position.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Dorothy C. Barck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
