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Case, Epaulet

Description

Pair of gold epaulets from War of 1812 uniform inside a black painted metal case. Worn by Colonel Mendes I. Cohen (1796-1879) during the Bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1814.

Creator

Date

1814

Materials

Metal, paint

Dimensions

Case: 10 H x 5 W inches

Object ID

1929.15.2a,b

Resource ID

11949

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Arnold B. Johnson, Mrs. D. Grigsby Long, Mrs. Harriet Cohen Coale

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.