Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
1943.492d-e
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "EXCELSIOR"; back: "D.EVANS & CO./ATTLEBORO MASS."
Description:
Brass buttons; stamped on front with eagle perched atop New York State coat of arms inside shield.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were part of a uniform worn by James Lyall, who served with the 12th New York Infantry during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur V. Lyall
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
