Collection Highlights
View from Cozzen's Hotel Near West Point, N.Y.
Date:
1863
Object Number:
S-189
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Gorget and shoulder belt plate on plaque
Object Number:
1963.29
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Brass, other metal, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. ( 2.9 x 22.2 x 29.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular shoulder belt plate with oblique corners and crescent-shaped gorget with rope neck chain mounted on wooden shield-shaped plaque; belt plate and gorget have applied metal seal of the City of New York with "CITY GUARD" across a banner below; gorget has 2 buttons with city seal securing each end of the chain.
Gallery Label:
A gorget is a metal military neck ornament. It was orginally the piece of armor that protected the junction of the helmet at the breastplace, but it slowly evolved into a symbolic plate worn on the breast to show rank or position.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
