Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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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.
