Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saddle and bridle
Object Number:
1919.24ab
Date:
1861-185
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (saddle): 11 x 15 x 23 in. (27.9 x 38.1 x 58.4 cm)
Overall (bridle): 25 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (63.5 x 16.5 x 8.9
Marks:
cast: on the bit: "US"
Description:
English style (no pommel knop) brown leather saddle with metal fittings; wooden stirrups hang from stirrups leathers on each side. Brown leather bridle with wide brow band attached to a large cast metal bit with "US" in circles along the jowls; leather reins attached to the bit.
Gallery Label:
This saddle and bridle were used during the Civil War by John Henry Garrison, Hospital Steward, Co. A, 1st New York Lincoln Cavalry.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Grace A. Garrison
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
