Shako

Description:

1st Regiment of Artillery, Pennsylvania Militia shako, ca. 1861 (missing pompon). This regiment was raised on April 13, 1861. The insignia displays crossed-cannon and an ordnance bomb.

Date Made: 1861Associated Date: 1850-1870

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.61063MCatalog Number: 61063MAccession Number: 223708Collector/Donor Number: SK819

Object Name: capOther Terms: cap; Man; Militia

Physical Description: black (overall color)leather (overall material)wool (overall material)Measurements: overall (boxed): 12 1/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in; 31.115 cm x 34.925 cm x 34.925 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-4847-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_431473

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