Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Leggings (pair)
Object Number:
1948.427fg
Date:
1861-1863
Medium:
Linen, bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 15 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 40 x 33.7 cm )
Description:
Pair of ecru linen leggings, fitted to the leg; edges fasten to vertical row of 7 bone buttons.
Gallery Label:
These leggings are part of a Zouave uniform worn by David P. Davis during the Civil War. He served with the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, commonly called "Duryee's Zouaves." Davis served in the Peninsula Campaign under McClellan, the second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter F. Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
