Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
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.
