Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belt plate
Title
Belt plate
Object name
Waist belt plate
Date
1855-1865
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 in. ( 6 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Brass waist belt plate; corner-cut rectangular plate with iron bar and brass hook soldered to back, and stamped shell and flame design on front.
Credit Line
Gift of Alice Loundberry
Object Number
1933.254
Gallery Label
The shell and flame design on this plate was the exclusive insignia of the U.S. Ordnance Department from 1851 until after the Civil War, but according to accession records, this plate was worn by the donor's father while serving in Hawkin's Zouaves during the war.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.