2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

View of Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, New York
after 1883
1904.22
Black ink, white gouache, and graphite on photo-sensitive paper, laid on card
Artist/Maker: Charles Magnus & Company

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Button

Button
Object name 
Button
Date 
1800-1850
Medium 
Brass
Dimensions 
Overall: 5/8 in. ( 1.6 cm )
Description 
Brass button; stamped mark on back.
Object Number 
INV.5597.6
Marks 
stamped: back: "RICH GOLD COLOUR"
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.