Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
1935.99a-d
Date:
1880-1892
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back: "SHANNON MILLER & CRANE"
Description:
Dome-shaped 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:
These uniform buttons were collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
