Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Historical Artifacts
British military buttons (8) excavated at Fort Lennox
Object Number:
INV.6196.56-63
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: (57), on back: "I. NUTTING & SON/KING . ST./COVENT GARDEN"
Description:
Pewter British military buttons; one inscribed on back with maker's mark.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated in 1927 by the Field Exploration Commitee at Fort Lennox, a British fort on Isle aux Noix in the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Built during the Revolutionary War, the fort served as a base for the British expeditions on Lake Champlain in 1813 and against Plattsburgh in 1814.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
