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Object Number
967-56-10/45800
Display Title
Metal button - Massachusetts vol. militia infantry - issue c. 1860
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Brass button with shaft on back and round, domed front; embossed front features an arm with a sword and an "I" and the text "MASS VOLUNTEER / MILITIA"; text on the back reads "D. E / ATTLEBORO" with other text obscured by accession number
Classification
- Button
Department
Archaeological
Date
1860
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Florida
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.4 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm (9/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-56-10/45800
Provenance
Provenance
Stanley J. Olsen
(?)
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