Button
- Object Name:
- Button
- Object ID:
- 1997.016.02.1 - .8
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1840
- Description:
- Buttons, eight. Originally owned by Moses Brewster Gove (1812-1857), Andover, NH; c. 1830. Round, cast, silver-plated copper. Obverse shows eagle, facing left, with arrows and olive branch in talons; eagle is surrounded by 17 five-pointed stars. Reverse marked "BEST PLATED / LONDON." Copper shank applied in center back.
. - Material:
- Metal
Copper
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-0.25 Dia-0.75 inches
- Provenance:
- The buttons were originally on a uniform worn by Moses B. Gove (1812-1857) of Andover, NH, great-grandfather of the donor, Halcyon Hobbs Springer.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Halcyon Hobbs Springer, in Memory of her grandmother, Minnie Douglas Smith
- Subjects:
- Eagle
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.