Name/Title
EpauletEntry/Object ID
2009.0337.a-eDescription
Civil War Epaulets with Tin Box
a- Tin box with coppery lacquer, blue velvet lining, interior lid hs cotton batting under lining
3 3/4 oval metal platform in center of box with a one inch elevation on top half
this sits on a oval piece of red velvet
there is a distinct delineation on outside bottom
7 inches X 9 1/2 inches
b-c Epaulets with 1/4 inch diameter brass bullion fringe
silver oak leaf denotes Lt. Colonel, convex brass button with spread button
underside brass shoulder attachment, one labeled right
red lacquered paper and red silk over batting
d-e Shoulder Boards with spun brass wire trim, red wool ground with two silver oak leaves
underide is black wool at edges held by stitching across burlap mesh liningCollection
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