Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of gauntlets (2)
Object Number:
1934.82ab
Date:
1860-1875
Medium:
Leather, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 29.2 x 21 cm )
Description:
Leather and cotton gauntlets; white buff leather with three brown cotton stripes in middle, and wavy tan cotton lacing between two brown lines at wrist.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these gauntlets were used by the donor while a member of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, from 1870 to 1877.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Pearl Talmadge
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
