Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hat plate
Object Number:
INV.4385i
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 x 1/8 in. ( 7 x 12.7 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: in shield: "12"; in banner: "EXCELSIOR"
Description:
Curved, open-work brass plate in form of eagle grasping arrows in one talon, and branch in another, with shield on breast and banner at bottom.
Gallery Label:
This plate was part of a unifrom hat worn by a member of the 12th Regiment, National Guard New York. It belonged to George R. Dyer, who was active in the NY national guard for nearly 40 years and retired as a Major-General in 1933.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. George R. Dyer, through his son, Elisha Dyer, October 28, 1956
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
