Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Strap |
Catalog Number |
0985.04.00015c |
Date |
ca. 1862 |
Description |
Strap: one of three saddle straps are made of black leather with silver plates, buckles, and stars. |
Dimensions |
L-11 inches |
Owned |
John Hunt Morgan |
Owner Regiment |
2nd Kentucky Cavalry; Dept. of Southwest Virginia |
Provenance |
The three saddle straps belong to the Grimsley silver mounted saddle (0985.4.15) owned by Brig. Gen. John Hunt Morgan. Morgan's friends in Augusta, Georgia presented him with the saddle (.15) and saddle straps in May 1862. |
People |
Morgan, John Hunt |
Subjects |
gifts |