Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
1935.99v
Date:
1888-1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "NATIONAL UNION/STATE SOVEREIGNTY"; back: "WORK BROS. & CO./CHICAGO"
Description:
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with eagle grasping banner.
Gallery Label:
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
