Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spur
Object Number:
INV.8353
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 in. ( 13.3 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Metal arched band spur with a split curved goad and a spiked dial in the center; metal buttons over buckles at the band ends; leather boot strap and buckle attaches to the buttons.
Gallery Label:
This spur may have been worn during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
