Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.2430
Date:
ca. 1882
Medium:
Silk, gold metallic braid, gold metallic bullion
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Polychrome jaquard-woven light blue silk ribbon badge; depicts red, white, and yellow Maltese cross with interlaced letters "P", "L", and "G" at center; inscription: "SECOND ANNUAL/RECEPTION/1st Batallion/Paterson/LIGHT GUARD/JANUARY 26TH 1882."; gold metallic braid edging at top and bottom; gold metallic bullion fringe across bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
