Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Porter's uniform buttons (3)
Object Number:
2001.152a-c
Date:
1877-1899
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Overall (b): 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Overall (c): 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Description:
Three stamped brass porter's uniform buttons; two buttons inscribed "WAGNER PALACE CAR CO." and the other inscribed, "N.Y.C. SLEEPING CAR CO."; all with an image of a winged wheel in the center; reverse stamped with maker's stamp.
Credit Line:
Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
