Collection Highlights
Ice cream dish
1877-1878
1980.14
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1897
Medium
Metal, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description
Pin-back button; obverse with image of U.S. Grant inscribed with "LET US HAVE PEACE" and signed U.S. Grant and an image of Grant's Tomb; printed around border is "The GRANT MONUMENT INAUGURAL, APRIL 27, 1897"; reverse with printed paper insert: "COMPLIMENTS OF H. O'NEILL & CO., 6TH AVENUE, 2OTH TO 21ST., NEW YORK CITY"
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Eva L. Guernsey
Object Number
1941.512
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
