Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
1934.162vvv
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back: "EXTRA QUALITY"
Description:
Brass buttons; stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, encircled by border of stars, with shield on breast.
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.
