Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spurs
Object Number:
1951.497ef
Date:
1861-1866
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 in. ( 13.3 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: Stamped - "ALLEGHENY/ARSNL"
Description:
Brass arched-band spurs; curved spurs with a ball head and a feathered dial through its center; ends of band are buckles.
Gallery Label:
These spurs were worn by Brigadier General John Frederick Pierson. He served in the Civil War with the Seventh Regiment of the New York State Militia.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
