Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spurs: pair
Object Number:
1951.498ab
Date:
1861-1866
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
each overall: 4 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of arched band spurs; curved goads with a feathered dial through the center; at the ends of the bands are small sections of chain mesh attached to brass buckles; leather boot straps are run through the buckles.
Gallery Label:
These spurs were worn by a Confederate soldier.
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.
