Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Button found in Nova Scotia
Object Number:
INV.5783.1
Date:
1730-1783
Medium:
Brass or bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 in. ( 1.3 cm )
Description:
Brass or bronze button found in Nova Scotia, Canada; disk-shaped.
Gallery Label:
This button was found at Digby in Nova Scotia, Canada, in August 1929. The button is probably a gaiter button used on leggings, possibly leggings from a military uniform.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
