Collection Highlights
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buckle: U.S.
Title
Buckle: U.S.
Object name
Belt plate
Date
1860-1865
Medium
Brass, lead
Dimensions
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Brass and lead belt plate; lead-backed, oval brass plate with two hooks on back, and stamped lettering on front and mark on back.
Credit Line
Gift of Carrie Althause
Object Number
1950.83
Marks
stamped: front: "US"; back: "W.H. SMITH/BROOKLYN"
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this plate was worn on the cartridge box shoulder belt of Private William H. Althause of the 128th New York Volunteers during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.