Shoulder Straps

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Shoulder Straps

Entry/Object ID

1952.32.9a-b

Description

Rectangular epaulets with a blue velvet ground. The epaulets are decorated with embroidered silver leaves and bordered with multiple rows of gold braid. The backs are left unlined.

Context

Worn by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of the 12th Vermont during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

1952.32

Source or Donor

Osgood, Florence Farnham

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Strap, Shoulder

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Insignia, Shoulder

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Silk, Wool, Gold, Silver

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Farnham, Roswell (1827-1903)

Person or Organization

12th Vermont Infantry

Related Events

Event

Civil War