Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoulder patches
Object Number:
INV.7475m-p
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Wool, rayon
Dimensions:
largest: 5 1/2 x 4 x 1/8 in. ( 14 x 10.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Shield-shaped black felt patches; all have white rayon eagle at top, perched over a parachute flanked on both sides by wings; and varying numbers of red felt chevrons at bottom of patch; three of the patches have one, two, and three chevrons respectively; other has three chevrons with a curved stripe connected to the top chevron, with the parachute between the stripe and the chevron.
Gallery Label:
These patches were worn by members of an Army or Air Force corps on the left upper sleeve of their uniform jackets. One chevron indicates a private first class, two a corporal, and three a sergeant. The curved stripe denotes a staff sergeant.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer, 1966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
