Collection Highlights
Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belt buckle in envelope
Title
Belt buckle in envelope
Object name
Belt plate
Date
1860-1865
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 3.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Rectangular plate with stamped eagle in center with shield on breast, three arrows in one talon, branch in other talon, and flanked by wreath at bottom, with rayed background, thirteen stars, and inscription inside scroll at top.
Credit Line
Gift of Mary M. Bradley
Object Number
1940.932
Marks
stamped: front: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Gallery Label
This plate was part of a uniform waist belt worn by Joseph Bradley, a lieutenant in the 5th New York Cavalry, and later chaplain of the 10th New York Cavalry, during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
