18th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reunion Ribbons
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Lieutenant William Augustus Wetmore
(American, 1838 - 1917)
Textile MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1887-1895
MediumPrinted silk ribbons; .2 and .3 have metallic braid and metallic tassels
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of ribbon .1): 6 1/2 x 2in. (16.5 x 5.1cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width of ribbon .2): 7 x 2 3/8in. (17.8 x 6cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width of ribbon .3): 6 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (17.5 x 6cm)
Primary Dimensions (height x width of ribbon .4): 6 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (17.5 x 6cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LinePosthumous gift of Janice Geer Champe
Object number1998.2.15.1-.4
DescriptionGroup of four commemmorative ribbons from reunions of the 18th Connecticut Volunteers, a Civil War regiment. Each ribbon is rectangular, oriented vertically.
Ribbon .1: Burgundy silk with silver printing that reads, "25th Anniversary/ 18th/ CONN. VOLS./ [a scene incorporating the seal of the state of Connecticut]/ AT/ Mystic Island,/ AUGUST 17th,/ 1887."
Ribbon .2: Creme or champaign silk with (now faded) brown printing that reads, "Mystic Island/ [decorative border]/ Conn. 18 Vols./ [decorative border]/ August 15, 1888." The bottom edge is trimmed with yellow metallic braid; twenty yellow metallic tassels hang from the braid.
Ribbon .3: Mint green silk with burgundy printing that reads, "Mystic Island/ [decorative border]/ Conn. 18 Vols./ [decorative border]/ August 21, 1889." The bottom edge is trimmed with yellow metallic braid; seventeen yellow metallic tassels hang from the braid.
Ribbon .4: Red silk with badly faded printing that was probably gold originally. The printing reads, "REUNION/ 18TH REGT./ [large, six-pointed star]/ CONN. VOLS./ WATCH HILL/ AUG. 21ST/ 1895".
Ribbon .1: Burgundy silk with silver printing that reads, "25th Anniversary/ 18th/ CONN. VOLS./ [a scene incorporating the seal of the state of Connecticut]/ AT/ Mystic Island,/ AUGUST 17th,/ 1887."
Ribbon .2: Creme or champaign silk with (now faded) brown printing that reads, "Mystic Island/ [decorative border]/ Conn. 18 Vols./ [decorative border]/ August 15, 1888." The bottom edge is trimmed with yellow metallic braid; twenty yellow metallic tassels hang from the braid.
Ribbon .3: Mint green silk with burgundy printing that reads, "Mystic Island/ [decorative border]/ Conn. 18 Vols./ [decorative border]/ August 21, 1889." The bottom edge is trimmed with yellow metallic braid; seventeen yellow metallic tassels hang from the braid.
Ribbon .4: Red silk with badly faded printing that was probably gold originally. The printing reads, "REUNION/ 18TH REGT./ [large, six-pointed star]/ CONN. VOLS./ WATCH HILL/ AUG. 21ST/ 1895".
Status
Not on view
George W. Corliss
