Pin-back button

Object Number: 
Z.2730.59
Date: 
1896
Medium: 
Metal, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description: 
Circular metal button with pin back; depicts the bust of Major-General Shafter with an American flag border and the inscription "MAJOR-GENERAL SHAFTER"; reverse inscribed on paper "WM. F. MILLER & CO.,/23 DUANE ST.,/N.Y. CITY./W. & H. CO PATENTS/JULY 17, 1894/APRIL 14, 1896/JULY 21, 1896"
Gallery Label: 
William Rufus Shafter commanded the force against Santiago de Cuba.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group