Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
British military button excavated at Fort Lennox
Object Number:
INV.6196.64
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pewter British military button; thin face of two-part button.
Gallery Label:
This button was excavated in 1927 by the Field Exploration Commitee at Fort Lennox, a British fort on Isle aux Noix in the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Built during the Revolutionary War, the fort served as a base for the British expeditions on Lake Champlain in 1813 and against Plattsburgh in 1814.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
