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Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
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Polychrome painted and carved wood
Artist/Maker: Unidentified Artist

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Button

Button
Object name 
Button
Date 
1983
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Donnelly/Colt Buttons
Medium 
Metal,plastic
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description 
Square pin-back button: "PEACE/JUSTICE"; image of dove in profile carrying an olive branch; purple and white.
Credit Line 
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Object Number 
2002.74.125
Marks 
printed: on back of button: "DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS BOX 188 HAMPTON, CT 06247" printed: on back of button: "1983 JOHN ST. JOHN GALLERY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.