Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spurs: pair
Title
Spurs: pair
Object name
Spurs
Date
1861-1866
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
each overall: 4 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/8 in. ( 11.4 x 7.6 x 2.9 cm )
Description
Pair of arched band spurs; curved goads with a feathered dial through the center; at the ends of the bands are small sections of chain mesh attached to brass buckles; leather boot straps are run through the buckles.
Credit Line
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Object Number
1951.498ab
Gallery Label
These spurs were worn by a Confederate soldier.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
