Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cape
Object Number:
INV.11999
Date:
1855-1875
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
overall (folded): 3 x 31 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 80 x 85.1 cm )
Marks:
cast: across the bottom of each button: "EXCELSIOR"
stamped: reverse of each button: "(illeg.)"
Description:
Medium blue wool cape of the New York State militia, lined with white cotton oil cloth; 1" closed stand-up collar; 6 buttons down the front; buttons cast with eagle above quadrant shield surrounded by stars, "EXCELSIOR" across the bottom.
Gallery Label:
The buttons on this cape identify it as having been used in the New York State militia.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
