Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Mexican Army hat ornament from the period of the Mexican-American War. The gilded brass insignia with mounting slide is in the shape of a central disk decorated with the Mexican eagle, surrounded by a sunburst. This object is part of the General Edward D. Townsend Collection of relics of the War of 1812, Mexican War, and Civil War. Townsend was the principal executive officer of the War Department during the American Civil War.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- associated date
- 1846 - 1848
- ID Number
- AF.18957 [dup1]
- catalog number
- 18957
- accession number
- 62555
- Object Name
- Insignia
- Other Terms
- Insignia; Army; Hat
- Physical Description
- metal, gilt (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 5 in x 1/4 in; 10.16 cm x 12.7 cm x .635 cm
- associated place
- Mexico
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Mexican War
- Record ID
- nmah_439632
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-163b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
