Shako

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Object Details

Description

1st Regiment of Artillery, Pennsylvania Militia shako, ca. 1861 (missing pompon). This regiment was raised on April 13, 1861. The insignia displays crossed-cannon and an ordnance bomb.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1861

associated date

1850-1870

ID Number

AF.61063M

catalog number

61063M

accession number

223708

collector/donor number

SK819

Object Name

cap

Other Terms

cap; Man; Militia

Physical Description

black (overall color)

leather (overall material)

wool (overall material)

Measurements

overall (boxed): 12 1/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in; 31.115 cm x 34.925 cm x 34.925 cm

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Civil War

Military

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-4847-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_431473