Insignia

Object Number: 
INV.11453x
Date: 
1880-1890
Medium: 
Rubber, steel
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Black rubber US insignia with pin on back.
Gallery Label: 
This insignia was inside a box sent by the William H. Horstmann Co. to Joseph H. Bradley, a Civil War veteran who was living at the National Soldiers Home in Virginia. Bradley had served as a lieutenant of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment, and a chaplain of the 10th New York Cavalry.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Margaret Bradley, 1940
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group