Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
INV.7433fg
Date:
1940-1945
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 1.6 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside banners: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
Description:
Brass buttons; dome-shaped; stamped with eagle that has shield on breast, grasping arrows and branches in talons and banner in beak.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were worn on the overcoats of Army enlisted men during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
