Buttons

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Buttons

Entry/Object ID

1952.32.9g-l

Description

Six brass buttons molded with federal eagles. Each eagle has a sword with the letter I in the center.

Context

Owned by Lieutenant Colonel Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Vermont, during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1952.32

Source or Donor

Osgood, Florence Farnham

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Dimensions

Circumference

15/16 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

12th Vermont Infantry

Person or Organization

Farnham, Roswell (1827-1903)

Related Places

Place

Town

Bradford

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War