Breast Collar

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Breast Collar

Entry/Object ID

1930.3.1.3 a-c

Description

Breast collar, or breastplate, consisting of a breastplate, girthstrap and martingale attachment. The piece has leather construction with a large shield in center. The shield is made of leather and covered with enameled leather that is quite degraded. Affixed to the shield is an eagle, most likely of made of brass. The piece has brass buckles. The side pieces of the breastplate have a layer of enameled (colored) leather sewn to base layer that is cracked and in some places is detached from base layer. The girthstrap has torn off.

Context

Owned by Major General George Stannard during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1930.3

Source or Donor

Grand Army of the Republic, George Stannard Post

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Collar, Breast

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

28 in

Width

25 in

Material

Leather, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stannard, George Jerrison (1820-1886)

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Person or Organization

2nd Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Georgia

County

Franklin County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War