Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
1935.99w
Date:
1891-1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back: "A. THOMAS & 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.
