Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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British military button excavated in Canada
Object Number:
INV.6280.9
Date:
1770-1815
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: (9), on front: "43" (British 43rd Regiment)
Description:
Pewter military button; regiment number on front bordered by wreath.
Gallery Label:
This button was excavated by the Field Exploration Committee in Ontario, Canada along the Niagara River near Fort George, a British fort built in 1795. The regiment was possibly encamped along the river.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
