Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Luce Center
Shoulder strap
Object Number:
1953.291e
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Velvet, metal, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. ( 0.6 x 3.8 x 10.5 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: reverse, across center: "FREDERICK"
Description:
Light brown velvet shoulder strap with metal thread embroidered bar at each end and border around the edges, set on black wool.
Gallery Label:
This shoulder strap was worn by the donor's father, Frederick Lockley, while he served in the Civil War from 1862-1865, in Company I, 7th Regiment of Artillery, New York State Volunteers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Fred Lockley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
