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Object Number
967-56-10/45805
Display Title
Metal button - Massachusetts vol. militia - issued 1890
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Brass button with shank on back and round, domed front with embossed shield and "MASSACHUSETTS" on the front; lettering on the back reads " WATERBURY" with other letters obscured by the label
Classification
- Button
Department
Archaeological
Date
1890
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
967-56-10/45805
Provenance
Provenance
Stanley J. Olsen
(?)
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