Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belt plate
Object Number:
1944.112
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 6 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "NY" (in script)
Description:
Rectangular, curved brass plate with wreath in center.
Gallery Label:
This plate was typical of those worn on the waistbelts of New York State troops during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dr. James Hamlin MacIvor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
