Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
1942.614a-d
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
largest: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "C.S.A."; backs of a-b: "SUPERIOR QUALITY"; back of cd: "SUPERIOR STANDARD"
Description:
Brass buttons; dome-shaped.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were worn on the uniforms of Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eliza R. and Mary M. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
