Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
INV.307h-k
Date:
1880-1893
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back: "HORSTMANN/PHILADELPHIA"
Description:
Dome-shaped brass buttons stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, with shield on breast.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
