Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Framed set of U.S. military (24) buttons excavated at a War of 1812 site
Object Number:
INV.6219.1-24
Date:
1810-1814
Medium:
Bronze, brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: (1), on face of button: "RA" (foliate script; Regiment of Artillerists)
stamped: (2-4), face: "RA/2" (foliate; 2nd Regiment of Artillery)
stamped: (5), face: "RA" (foliate)
stamped: (6), face: "RA/2" (foliate)
stamped: (7), face: "1.REGT." (1
Description:
Bronze or brass United States Artillery buttons excavated at Fort George, a British fort in Ontario, Canada; solid bronze or brass disks with the emblem, number or symbol of their regiment in the center of the button; most buttons have foliate script lettering and a small oval border design around the regiment number; one button has the design of an eagle perched atop a cannon.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Fort George, a British fort along the Niagra River in Ontario, Canada, on the border of New York and Canada. It was built in 1795 and captured by American forces in 1813. The unnumbered Regiment of Artillerists buttons were first manufactured in 1810, and were replaced by the numbered Artillery buttons in 1812, when regiments were added to prepare for the war. The Corps of Artillery button was first manufactured in 1814.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
