Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
X.395
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "CADET/SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS/V.M.I." (Virginia Military Institute); back: "FIRMIN & SONS/LONDON"
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button; female figure holding staff, and standing over another figure in center.
Gallery Label:
This button was worn on the uniform of a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, probably before or during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
