Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Luce Center
Y.M.D.C. Ribbon
Title
Y.M.D.C. Ribbon
Object name
Ribbon
Date
1870
Medium
Silk, silver thread trimming; mylar, archival acid-free mat board
Dimensions
mount: 6 3/8 x 2 x 1/16 in. ( 16.2 x 5.1 x 0.2 cm )
Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 13 x 4.1 cm )
Description
Rectangular woven red ribbon with piece of tarnished silver thread trimming attached across top; embossed in gold: "Y.M.D.C./Organized 1870/CAMPAIGN"; ornate vignette of eagle beneath. Mounted on rectangular piece of cream mat board with sheet of mylar taped around.
Object Number
INV.2268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
