2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
Original Owner: Beekman Family

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Spurs

Spurs
Object name 
Spurs
Date 
1862-1866
Medium 
Brass, leather
Dimensions 
each overall: 5 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 12.7 x 10.5 x 2.9 cm )
Description 
Brass arched band spurs with a split rectangle goads with a spiked wheel in the center; two barbell shaped weights hung from a brass loop on the side of the goads; brass buckle with a button above on the ends of the bands; chain boot straps attached to the buckles; leather boot straps attached to the buttons (only one extant).
Credit Line 
Gift of Mr. William W. Hoffman, Mr. Francis Burrall Hoffman, Mr. Murray Hoffman and Colonel Albert Lincoln Hoffman
Object Number 
1956.218ef
Gallery Label 
These spurs were worn by Colonel Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant-General on General William Sherman's staff in 1862 and Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff to Major-General Canby in 1865. He was wounded at Port Hudson and Mansfield.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.