Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sash
Object Number:
2008.10.6a
Date:
1916
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 4 in. (104.1 x 10.2 cm)
Description:
Red silk sash with gold fringe: "CHIEF OF AIDES / SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR / HUGHES / TORCHLIGHT PARADE / NOVEMBER 4TH / 1916."
Gallery Label:
This sash was worn in the November 4, 1916 torchlight parade for Republican presidential candidate Charles Evan Hughes.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Partnership for New York City
Provenance:
New York Chamber of Commerce
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
