Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
1920.129r.1-7
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "1" (inside shield); back: "SCHUYLER HARTLEY & GRAHAM"
Description:
Dome-shaped brass buttons stamped on front with eagle grasping branch in one talon, and arrows in other talon, with shield on breast.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this looking glass was used during the Civil War by U.S. Major-General Abner Doubleday.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas A. Eddy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
