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Object Number
967-56-10/45798
Display Title
Metal button, Massachusetts vol. militia - issued 1840
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Copper allow button with shank on back and round, domed front; embossed decortaion on front features an arm with a sword and "MASS. VOLUNTEER / MILITIA"; molded letters on the back read "R & W ROKIESON" with other letters obscured by label
Classification
- Button
Department
Archaeological
Date
1840
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Florida
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 1.3 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm (1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-56-10/45798
Provenance
Provenance
Stanley J. Olsen
(?)
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