Buttons

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Buttons

Entry/Object ID

1948.11.3q-s

Description

3 brass military uniform buttons with post backs. Two are molded with an image of an eagle perched on an anchor. The third is molded with an image of an eagle with a federal shield on its chest.

Context

Owned by John H. Hurley of Northfield, Vermont, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

1948.11

Source or Donor

Hurley, Minnie H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fastener, Textile

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hurley, John Henry (1836-1909)

Person or Organization

7th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War