Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Luce Center
Mess kit
Object Number:
1935.102ab
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 16.5 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Oval tin mess kit with hinged handle and removable lid; obverse of lid is painted with an image of a member of the New York National Guard holding a sword, wearing forage cap and red-lined cape; reverse of lid inscribed as souvenir of the 1895 Brooklyn trolly strike; inside of dish inscribed "WEFS", reverse of dish inscribed with insignia of New York National Guard 7th Regiment.
Gallery Label:
This mess kit belonged to William E. F. Smith, and was used during the Brooklyn trolley strike in 1895.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William E. F. Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
