Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword belt
Object Number:
INV.11394c
Date:
1894
Medium:
Leather, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 41 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. ( 7 x 106.4 x 47 cm )
Marks:
cast: center of belt buckle: "NY"
stamped: leather end of sword belt: "HENRY V. ALLIEN & CO. / NEW YORK"
Description:
Leather sword belt covered with light blue and gilt striped trim, with nearly square metal belt buckle at right end with "NY" in crossed branches, leather tab at left end, left side has a half-circle leather tab with a slit for the sword, slings of unequal length on metal attachment with hook, adjustable buckles near the end with swivel catches at the end, slings match belt design.
Gallery Label:
This sword belt is part of a uniform worn by Sidney Gilder De Kay, who was in the New York State militia. The Society also owns the other items to this uniform.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
