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Button, Military

Object Name:
Button, Military
Object ID:
1964.016.03.06
Creator:
Evans, Daniel & CompanyManufacturer
Place of Origin:
Attleboro, MA
Date:
1862-1865
Description:
Military Button. Gilded, stamped brass shell. Rampant eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in talons; shield on the chest of the eagle. Plated tin back plate with a V-shaped, curved steel wire shank. Part of a set of 24 buttons from the uniform of Elias F. Smith (1835-1906).
Material:
Metal
Brass
Steel
Dimensions:
L-1.2 D-0.8 Dia-0.5 inches
Provenance:
Mary I. Smith, the donor, was the daughter of Elias F. Smith (1835-1906).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary I. Smith
Subjects:
Civil War, Infantry
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