Collection Highlights
Medicine Man (Blackfoot): Plate 173
Date:
1866-68
Object Number:
1872.23.173
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
1935.99r
Date:
1880-1892
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "U.S.M.S.S./C.H.M. & CO."
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with flag inside circle border.
Gallery Label:
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
