Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
1935.99s
Date:
1880-1893
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO./PHILA"
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, with shield on breast.
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.
