Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
INV.10826.2ab
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Bakelite
Dimensions:
overall (each): 3/8 x 3/4 in.
Description:
Pair of Bakelite buttons with imprint of an oak leaf at the center top of each one.
Gallery Label:
The box that these buttons were found in say that they belonged to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish fairytale writer. The box does not seem original to the buttons, but have probably been together for a long time.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
