Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scabbard: eagle engraving
Object Number:
1953.153b
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Brass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/8 x 2 x 1 in. ( 86.7 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Gilded brass scabbard for sword with straight, single-edged blade; mounts include an upper band with two carrying rings and elongated frog stud, a middle band with one carrying ring, and slightly asymmetrical drag; obverse decorated on upper half and tip with incised motifs, including shield surmounted by eagle between upper and middle bands.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
