Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
230th NY dress helmet
Title
230th NY dress helmet
Object name
Shako
Date
1870-1900
Medium
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 26.7 x 17.1 cm )
Description
Black leather shako with cylindrical, flat-topped crown which is tapered and angled forward; visor with underside painted green; top-stitched bands reinforce side seams and seam joining top to sides of crown; ventilation disks on either side near upper edge; metal-reinforced mount for front insignia at center front (insignia missing); black leather chin strip with ends secured to inside edges of crown.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. DeWitt M. Lockman
Object Number
1931.77
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
