Collection Highlights
Totius Neobelgii Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula
Date:
After 1674
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.28
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shako with pompon
Object Number:
1932.165ab
Date:
1899-1909
Medium:
Wool, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 20.3 x 24.1 x 17.1 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed inside top of crown: "From / RIDABOCK & CO. / MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN / UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENTS. / 112 FOURTH AVENUE / NEAR 12TH STREET. / NEW YORK."
in relief: on front insignia plate: "NATIONAL / 71 / GUARD"
Description:
Black wool felt shako with black patent leather top and trim; angled cylindrical crown with gilded metal insignia of the 71th Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y., attached to front; small, somewhat rectangular visor; chin strap secured on either side with a button embossed with crossed muskets; white pompon mounted above insignia; black leather sweatband.
Credit Line:
Gift of R. Horace Gallatin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
