Shoulder board with starburst
Overview
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Bolton
Physical Details
- Classification
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Military Insignia
- Category
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Badges
- Object Type
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Shoulder boards (aat)
- Physical Description
- bar with one rounded end where there is a slot for a button, bottom portion is gray felt and is sewn to upper portion which is coils of silver metallic thread, a navy colored band of felt is inserted between gray felt and upper silver coils; two gold colored ornamental "star burst" rivet penetrates the coils, between the rivets is another metal rivet which appears to be a snake wrapped around a pole.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 8.750 inches (22.225 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Materials
- overall : felt, metal, paper
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The epaulets were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by John F. Bolton.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-30 16:07:15
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn9701
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