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Strap, Shoulder

Object Name:
Strap, Shoulder
Object ID:
2020.030
Date:
circa 1862
Description:
Military uniform shoulder board, Civil War. Captain's bars. Gold metallic braid on black wool. Black paper backing.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Metal
Dimensions:
W-2.2 L-5 D-0.3 inches
Provenance:
Worn by Captain Aaron A. Clark (1832-1923) of Wilton, NH, commander of Company C, 16th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers.

Presented to Richard Harold Keilig in 1945 by Myra Forbes Abbott, who was the executor of the estate of Hattie Clark, daughter of Capt. Clark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carolyn H. Keilig
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