Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoulder loops
Object Number:
INV.8299
Medium:
textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 15 x 9 in. ( 2.5 x 38.1 x 22.9 cm )
Gallery Label:
Shoulder straps, Cavalry, with letter. Taken off S.D. Ramseur: the shoulder straps are cavalry- Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur was commanding infantry at the time of his death. The letter from the Battle of Winchester. The history here is the important thing without the letter- nothing. Bruce Bazelon, 1988
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
