Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Percussion cap pouch with belt fragment
Object Number:
1941.1023c
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Leather, brass, iron, skin, flint
Dimensions:
Part (belt): 33 x 1 7/8 in. (83.8 x 4.8 cm)
Part (pouch): 3 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. (8.6 x 9.8 cm)
Description:
Leather and brass percussion cap pouch; black leather pouch with two vertical loops for waist belt sewn to back, skin-lined interior with brown musket flint inside, and double flaps with strap on outer flap that fastens to brass stud at bottom of box; two black leather belt fragments fastened together with rectangular iron buckle, and two other separate belt fragments.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton De Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
