Collection Highlights
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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gorget
Object Number:
1923.59
Date:
1796-1825
Medium:
Brass, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 8.9 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: across center: "GR"
Description:
Brass crescent-shaped British officer's gorget with a hole bored at each tip of crescent, with a silk fabric tape ribbon attached, a crown and king's cypher at the center.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Charles M. Lefferts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
