Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Waist belt with holster and percussion cap pouch
Object Number:
1943.479
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Leather, brass, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/4 in. ( 54 cm )
Part (holster): 9 x 3 3/4 in. (22.9 x 9.5 cm)
Marks:
stamped: second flap of pouch: "E. GAYLORD/CHICOPEE/MASS."
Description:
Leather, brass, and iron waist belt with holster and percussion cap pouch; iron-buckled belt slides through loops on back of holster and pouch; dome-shaped brass fastener for pouch flap; stamped mark on second pouch flap.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margery Austen Ryerson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
