Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Waist belt plate
Object Number:
1946.380
Date:
1866-1870
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front, enclosed by circle border inside star: "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 1867 VETERAN 1866"; flanking star: "A/GR"
Description:
Brass waist belt plate; curved, rectangular brass plate with hook and clip on back, and stamped mark on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret Walworth Tuller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
