On View
Not on viewEpaulet
DateMid 1800s
Terms
- Epaulets
- Brass
- Tin
- Gold
- United States
Dimensions16.51 × 22.86 × 14.6 cm (6 1/2 × 9 × 5 3/4 in.)
MarkingsIn gold letters on top of box: "S.B. Thompson, U.S. Navy".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Herbert B. Hosmer
Object numberA2065.1B
DescriptionPair of epaulets in black japanned tin box lined with red velvet. Each epaulet is gold with brass tassels, lined with blue fabric underneath. Silver anchor fastened to each. One is labeled "a Gauche," and the other, "a Droit". Gold thread. See A2065.1a-d.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
