Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Insignia
Object Number:
2002.1.3383
Date:
1910-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
A gold colored metal military insignia pin. A fleur-de-lis mounted with a British royal crown, a maple leaf and a beaver above the number "41", all supported by a scroll embossed "Bataillon Canadien Francais". Probably a Candadian military regimental badge from World War I.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
