Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
British military buttons (2) excavated in Canada
Object Number:
INV.6280.10-11
Date:
1790-1815
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: (10), on front: "43" (British 43rd Regiment)
stamped: (11), on front: "43"; on back: "NUTTING/LONDON"
Description:
Bronze military buttons; dome-shaped with British crown above regiment number on front; one button has maker's mark inscribed on back.
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 probably encamped along the river.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
