Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
INV.11453bb-gg
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: bb) front: "GAR" ; back: "HORSTMANN BROS. & CO./PHIL."
stamped: cc) back: "SCOVILLS & CO./EXTRA"
stamped: dd) back: "JOHSON & STEELE"
stamped: ee) front: "GAR"; back: "BUTTON CO./WATERBURY"
Description:
Brass buttons; dome-shaped.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were inside a box sent by the William H. Horstmann Co. to Joseph H. Bradley, a Civil War veteran who was living at the National Soldiers Home in Virginia. Bradley had served as a lieutenant of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment, and a chaplain of the 10th New York Cavalry.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Margaret Bradley, 1940
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
