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Button, Military

Object Name:
Button, Military
Object ID:
1967.048.02
Creator:
Evans, Daniel & CompanyManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Attleboro, MA
Date:
circa 1862
Description:
Military Button. Gilded brass. Rampant eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in talons; "I" impressed on a shield on the chest of the eagle. "D. EVANS & CO. / ATTLEBORO, MASS." stamped on back around a straightened steel wire shank.
Material:
Metal
Brass
Steel
Dimensions:
D-0.3 Dia-0.9 inches
Provenance:
From the uniform of Alexander Stevens, Company F, 11th Regiment of NH Volunteers, enrolled Aug. 29, 1862.
Credit Line:
Gift of Blanche Cole
Subjects:
Civil War
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