Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Military buttons
Object Number:
INV.5776a-c
Date:
1776-1783
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
largest: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: a) front: "46" (46th British Regt.)
stamped: b-c) front: "RP" (Royal Provincials; issued to Loyalist units)
Description:
Pewter military buttons.
Gallery Label:
These buttons were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Revolutionary War encampments in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
