Backpack

Name/Title

Backpack

Entry/Object ID

2015.23.49

Description

Hard-sided/framed knapsack, black-painted canvas over wood frame, black-painted leather front flap and straps on exterior side, three sets of straps and buckles (perhaps to tie down sleeping gear), two additional straps feed out through top and connect with buckles on bottom (holding front flap secure for travel), exterior side of flap marked "8" in white, flap's lip painted white, white tag with red border marked "J Higgins / Co. [?] in black, manufacturer unknown, 14"h x 15"w x 4"d, Civil War era/1861-1865.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Unknown

Date made

1861 - 1865

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

15 in

Depth

4 in