small button #11

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2025.1018.91

front of 2025.1018.91

Name/Title

small button #11

Entry/Object ID

2025.1018.91

Description

One of fifty-two individual gold buttons owned by Charles R. Pratt as spares for his USN overcoats. Button features an eagle perched on an anchor on the front. This variety is smaller than the regular size. Unknown maker.

Context

Charles Pratt collected souvenirs throughout his brief time as an ensign on Battleship Texas in 1921, throughout the rest of his US Navy career till 1942, and afterwards as a civilian.

Collection

Collection (Charles R. Pratt), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Military

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects