Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buttons
Object Number:
Z.2711a-o
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
largest: 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 0.6 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: backs: "BEST/STRONG PLATED"
Description:
Gilded metal buttons.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were found in the files of the N-YHS Field Exploration Committee. They were probably part of a collection of replicas of 18th and 19th century buttons owned by William L. Calver, the Committee's chairman.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
