Plume, Hat
- Object Name:
- Plume, Hat
- Object ID:
- 2019.011
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Hat plume, New Hampshire militia. Black and pink feathers on square black baleen rod. Paper label pinned to base of plume, inscribed in ink: "Worn by New Hamp- / shire militia company, / during service in the / 19th century by Oliver Kim- / ball, Salem, N.H. His death occurred in April 1883." With green painted and grained oil cloth storage tube; paper label adhered to exterior, inscribed in ink, "Artillery / No. 7. / O. Kimball".
- Material:
- Feather
Baleen - Dimensions:
- W-4 L-24 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Oliver Kimball (1801-1883) of Salem, NH, member of New Hampshire militia.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Kimball, Oliver (1801-1883)
- Subjects:
- Military uniforms, Militias, Feathers, Plumes
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