Collection Highlights
Lady Arthur Paget (Minne Stevens) dressed for the Delmonico ball, 1875
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.223.1.4.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Framed set of military buttons (10) excavated at Revolutionary War military site
Object Number:
1963.25.1-10
Date:
1770-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: (1-2), on front: "USA" (Continental Army)
stamped: (3), on front: "1/C.R." (1st Connecticut Regiment; coat button)
stamped: (4), on front: "3" (3rd Connecticut Regiment; dolphin next to number; coat)
stamped: (5), on front: "MASS/VI" (6th Mass
Description:
Pewter military buttons; solid pewter disks with the emblem, number, or symbol of their regiment on front; one button has crossed swords and another has a skull and crossbones below its regiment number; one button has its number flanked on the left by two C's forming a dolphin; another has its number enclosed inside a small circle in center, with an emblem along the bottom edge.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Revolutionary War sites in New York. The Continental Army buttons were found near the Revolutionary barracks at West Point, and the British Army buttons were found at Fort Richmond in Staten Island. The buttons were worn on the uniforms of privates.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
