Collection Highlights
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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Waist belt
Object Number:
INV.12022a
Date:
1914-1918
Medium:
Cotton, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 92.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cotton and brass waist belt; fatigue canvas belt with sliding clip on right side, brass holes, and hook at right end that fastens to clasp on left; button on left exterior stamped with eagle in center that has shield on breast, three arrows in one talon, branch in other talon, and with flower at top.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this waist belt was part of a uniform worn by Major John H. Marsching during World War I.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John H. Marsching, 1948
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
