Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Button
Object Number:
INV.6162.17
Date:
1650-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Brass button fragment.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this button was found on September 27, 1937 at the Colonial Hicks house in Bayside, Queens. It was the front of a two-piece coat button.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
