Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Military buttons
Object Number:
INV.5776d-f
Date:
1810-1815
Medium:
Pewter, brass
Dimensions:
largest: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: d-e) front: "I" (in script; U.S. Infantry)
stamped: f) front: "ARTILLERY REGT." (eagle perched atop cannon in center)
Description:
Military buttons; two pewter and one brass.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at War of 1812 forts in upstate New York and Canada.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
