Artillery Driver’s Saddle

Dateca. 1861

Terms

Saddles
Brass
Iron
Leather
Watervliet

Dimensions73.66 × 45.72 × 45.72 cm (29 × 18 × 18 in.)

MarkingsFront shield plate "12 INCH/SEAT"; Rear shield plate "USA"; bottom of one stirrup "US" "WATERVLIET/ARSENAL/NY" "P.V.H."; bottom of other stirrup "US"

Credit LineArtillery driver’s saddle, Model 1847, Grimsley, Watervliet, NY, about 1861. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of The Concord Independent Battery and The Town of Concord; 2011.10.1.

Object number2011.10.1

DescriptionModel 1861 artillery driver's saddle. Black leather with brass trim around saddle seat. Seat is ribbed. Two brass shield plates on either end of the seat with inscriptions. A leather loop strap attached to the back of the seat, another strap on the front.