Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spurs
Object Number:
1951.429ab
Date:
1860-1864
Medium:
Brass, leather
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 14 x 9.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Brass arched band spurs with cylindrical goads fitted with a ball head with a spiked dial through the center; brass buttons at the ends of the bands; brass chain boot band, a leather boot strap and scalloped square metal buckle attached to the buttons.
Gallery Label:
These spurs were worn by Lieutenant John R. Myrick of the Third Artillery, Battery E, who served at Folly Island, S.C. in 1864. He was wounded at Olustee (Ocean Pond) Florida, February 20, 1864.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Hattie A. Myrick
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
