Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Military buttons
Object Number:
X.391a-d
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: a-front: "ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI"; back: "SCOVILLE & Co./WATERBURY"
stamped: b-c-front: "ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI"; back: "HORSTMANN BRO. & ALLIEN/NY"
stamped: d-front: "ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI"; back: "HORSTMANN & ALLIEN/NY"
Description:
Brass Confederate military buttons.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were worn by South Carolina militiamen during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
