Union Navy buttons
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- Title:
- Union Navy buttons
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Union navy uniform buttons, composed probably of brass or copper alloy, with raised upright foul anchor design on horizontal line background and rope border on forward face and backmark inscription that reads "Superfine Standard," with copper alloy attachment clip on back. Images show assortment of Union navy buttons following removal from the submarine interior sediment and initial cleaning, two buttons showing forward face and one showing reverse side and clip following mechanical cleaning, four buttons all showing forward face following mechanical cleaning, one button showing forward face and one button showing reverse side with keyring on eyelet following mechanical cleaning, two buttons showing forward face and one button showing reverse side with keyring on eyelet following mechanical cleaning, one button showing forward face and one button showing reverse side with clip following mechanical cleaning, and close-up of two buttons following mechanical cleaning, one showing forward face in background and one showing lateral view of reverse side with clip in foreground.
- Collection Title:
- Hunley Artifact Collection – Personal Artifacts
- Contributing Institution:
- Friends of the Hunley
- Media Type:
- Objects
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- H.L. Hunley (Submarine), United States. Navy--Uniforms
- Topical Subject:
- Buttons (Fasteners)--1860-1870, Metal buttons
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Shelving Locator:
- HL-1403,HL-1599,HL-1792,HL-2035,HL-2036,HL-2037,HL-2038,HL-2039,HL-2040,HL-2040,HL-2041,HL-2375,HL-2395,HL-2396
- Date Digital:
- 2004-03-11
- Digitization Specifications:
- 300 dpi, 24-bit depth, Nikon E990 and E4500
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Digital image copyright 2013, Friends of the Hunley. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Friends of the Hunley at 843.743.4865.
- Admin ID:
- 33196
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