Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Percussion cap pouch
Object Number:
1953.174
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Leather, brass, skin
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 8.3 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Leather, brass, and skin percussion cap pouch; black leather pouch with vertical loop for waistbelt sewn to back, sheepskin lining on interior, and double flaps with strap on outer flap that fastens to brass stud at bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
