Sheet iron construction, bean shaped case with internal support for epaulets, painted black. Central bail handle on hinged lid with hasp type clasp at front.As listed in accession: Case for sash, belt, and possibly epaulets of Gen. Reynolds. Described in Woodward. E. M. Our Campaigns. Philadelphia, 1864.
*** Note: See object file. The Woodward book mentions a sword, belt, and sash on pages 167 and 277, but no mention of a case. The case included in the accession was most likely for epaulets (1956.009.3) belonging to General Reynolds.