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:
1935.99bb-ee
Date:
1880-1898
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
largest: 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front, inside banner: "INFANTERIA"; back: "T W & W/HM/PARIS"
Description:
Dome-shaped tin or brass buttons with shield-shaped coat of arms in center, flanked by columns on both sides, crown at top and banner at bottom.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War. The buttons were worn on the uniforms of Spanish troops.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
