Collection Highlights
Poems, Henricus Selyns
Date:
1659-1686
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Selyns
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
Z.2730.60
Date:
1896
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button; depicts the bust of General Lee with an eagle above; the American flag on the right border; Cuban flag on the left border and the inscription "GENERAL LEE"; reverse printed 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:
Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905) was a Major General during the Spanish-American War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
