Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Luce Center
Scabbard
Object Number:
1934.79
Date:
1865-1875
Medium:
Leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 3 7/8 in. ( 48.3 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Leather and brass bayonet scabbard; triangular black leather scabbard with throat sewn to frog that has square brass plate fastened to back, and a tapered brass tip with cone finial.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this bayonet scabbard was part of a uniform worn by the donor while a private in Company K of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Pearl Talmadge
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
