Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1880-1892
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description
Dome-shaped brass button stamped on front with flag inside circle border.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna P. Osmers
Object Number
1935.99r
Marks
stamped: front: "U.S.M.S.S./C.H.M. & CO."
Gallery Label
This uniform button was collected by the donor during her service as a nurse in the Spanish-American War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
