Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
1934.162p-xx
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: backs: "EXTRA/QUALITY"
Description:
Brass buttons; eagle perched atop anchor.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were 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.
