Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Aglet in box
Object name
Aglet in box
Date
1890-1905
Medium
Silk; metal
Dimensions
overall (aglet): 2 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 39 in. ( 5.7 x 14.6 x 99.1 cm )
overall (box): 3 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 9.8 x 2
Description
God braided cord shoulder cord with gold colored metal ferrules at the ends which are decorated with acanthus leaves and Roman helmets; housed in rectangular black metal box with hinged lid, with maker's metal tag at the center.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jorge R. Andr
Object Number
1948.147ab
Marks
cast: on label, center of lid: "H. V. ALLIEN & Co. / NEW YORK"
Gallery Label
This aglet was worn by Colonel George Creighton Webb (1853-1948). It was possibly worn during the Spanish-American War.