Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Overcoat
Object Number:
1936.430
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 49 1/2 in. ( 125.7 cm )
Description:
Double breasted overcoat with four braid frogs on each side for buttons; 5 buttons under collar for attachment to cape.
Gallery Label:
This overcoat was worn during the Civil War by Dr. Gabriel Grant (1826-1909), Surgeon of the 2nd New Jersey Volunteers and later Surgeon-in-Chief of the Division. Dr. Grant received a Congressional medal of honor. The coat was donated by Grant's son in 1936.
Credit Line:
Gift of Madison Grant
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
