Collection Highlights
Armchair
1856-1857
1857.11
Oak
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Luce Center
Belt plate
Object name
Belt plate
Date
1860-1870
Medium
Brass, lead
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Oval lead plate with thin brass sheet on front; three hooks on back.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles MacCauley
Object Number
1922.151b
Marks
stamped: front: "US"
Gallery Label
This plate was worn on a U.S. Army regulation waistbelt, probably during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
