Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
1942.700a-n
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "A" (inside shield on eagle; Artillery); back: "HORSTMANN SONS & DRUCKER/NEW YORK"
Description:
Brass buttons; stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marion T. Dielman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
