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Object Name |
Suspenders |
Catalog Number |
2016.026.00014 |
Description |
One of a pair of suspenders. Has colorful cotton webbing in stripes of tan, brown, beige, orange, and yellow/green on front, no orange shows on back. It has a brass buckle with tin teeth, and a subtle scrollwork edge is stamped into the brass. Twill tape binding on both ends and hand-bound button holes. |
Material |
Cloth/Cotton/Metal/Brass |
Dimensions |
W-2 L-30 inches |
Owned |
John C. Speck |
Owner Regiment |
39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Co. C |
Provenance |
Suspender belonged to Private John C. Speck. A courier for General Robert E. Lee, he was also a member of Company C, 39th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry. A student at the beginning of the war, he enlisted on November 1, 1863, in Orange Court House, Virginia; and died of disease at Richmond hospital on June 30, 1864. |
People |
Speck, John C. |
Search Terms |
Virginia Courier |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress |