Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Button
Object Number:
1934.162uuu
Date:
1840-1855
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "MYM/1"; back: "R&W ROBINSON/EXTRA RICH"
Description:
Brass buttons; stamped with regiment number inside horn on front.
Gallery Label:
This button was formerly owned by the Veterans' Association of the 79th New York Highlanders, a Civil War regiment.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York Caledonian Club
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
