Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Service cap
Object Number:
1967.83c
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Wool, other textile, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 11 x 10 3/8 in. ( 12.1 x 27.9 x 26.4 cm )
Marks:
maker's label: inside top of crown: "RIDABOCK & COMPANY / 65-67 MADISON AVE / TRADE MARK / NEW YORK"
in relief: on front insignia: "EXCELSIOR"
Description:
Olive drab wool service cap with brown leather visor and chin strap; gilded metal insignia representing the New York State seal; buttons securing chin strap embossed with similar insignia.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this cap was part of the uniform worn by Kenneth C. Miller as a 1st-Lieutenant in the 107th Infantry Regiment (7th Regiment), National Guard New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth C. Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
