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We mourn our country's loss
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Pin: nut cross section
Object Number:
573
Date:
ca. 1861
Medium:
Butternut, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Butternut cross-section pin secured to felt drawstring bag.
Gallery Label:
Worn by Northern Democrats known as "Butternuts" or "Copperheads," carved butternut pins signified either anti-war beliefs or sympathy for the Confederate cause during the Civil War. Confederate uniforms were dyed using the butternut.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. C. S. Fairchild, 1926.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
