Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Waist belt with bayonet scabbard
Object Number:
1937.260
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 in. ( 99.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: belt plate: "7" (7th Regiment, National Guard New York)
Description:
Leather and brass waist belt with bayonet scabbard; black leather belt with corner-cut rectangular brass plate at right end that fastens to brass loop on left, and triangular leather scabbard with tapered brass tip and cone-shaped finial; stamped number on front of belt plate.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this waist belt and scabbard were part of a uniform worn by Charles A. Schermerhorn while a member of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
