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Collection Highlights

Donner Lake From the Summit
1873
1909.16
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: Albert Bierstadt

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Button

Button
Object name 
Button
Date 
1700-1750
Medium 
Lead
Dimensions 
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description 
Lead button.
Object Number 
INV.5597.4
Gallery Label 
According to an attached label, this button was found in the garden of the Colonial van Deusen house in Ulster County, New York, and is part of the Nash Collection.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.