Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spurs: pair
Object Number:
1951.497ab
Date:
1861-1866
Medium:
Brass, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 14 x 8.9 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside band: "TIFFANY AND CO./ NEW YORK"
Description:
Brass arched-band spurs; stepped goads with a ball head and a feathered dial through its center; ends of band are buckles with a leather boot strap run through; brass buckle attached to the boot strap.
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.
