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The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
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Oil on linen
Artist/Maker: William Holbrook Beard

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Bugle w/tassel

Bugle w/tassel
Title
Bugle w/tassel
Object name 
Bugle
Date 
ca. 1898
Related People 
Artist/Maker: J. W. Pepper
Related People 
Named in Inscription: Daniel Appellton
Related People 
Named in Inscription: R. I. Clapham
Medium 
Brass, cord
Dimensions 
Overall: 16 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. ( 41.3 x 14 x 11.1 cm )
Description 
Brass bugle with one slide, bell with rolled rim, and two rings to which light olive green braid and two tassels are tied; etched inscription below stamped maker's mark on outside of bell.
Credit Line 
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Object Number 
1951.513
Marks 
stamped: on bell: "PREMIER / J. W. PEPPER / MAKER / PHILADELPHIA / AND / CHICAGO." etched: on bell (below maker's mark): "EL CANY. CUBA. JULY 1st / TO / COL. DANIEL APPELLTON / R. I. CLAPHAM LATE ACT / CHIEF TRUMPETER / 1st U.S. CAV'L / 1898"
Gallery Label 
According to the accession records, this bugle was used by regimental trumpeter R. I. Clapham while serving in the 1st U.S. Cavalry at the Battle of Santiago, Cuba, in 1898. The inscription indicates that it was presented to Colonel Daniel Appellton on July 1, 1898.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.