Army wood buttons

Title:

Army wood buttons

Date:

1860

Description:

Wooden four-holed Army buttons with depressed center, made possibly from ash or similar wood. Images show buttons in varying conditions pre-conservation, four buttons showing forward face following cleaning and freeze drying treatment, and two buttons following cleaning and freeze drying treatment, one showing forward face and one showing reverse side.

Collection Title:

Hunley Artifact Collection – Personal Artifacts

Contributing Institution:

Friends of the Hunley

Media Type:

Objects

Personal or Corporate Subject:

H.L. Hunley (Submarine)

Topical Subject:

Wood--Conservation and restoration and Buttons (Fasteners)--1860-1870

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

HL-0933,HL-0943,HL-0952,HL-1031,HL-1148,HL-1149,HL-2337,HL-2494

Date Digital:

2008-01-16

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, Nikon E990;72 dpi, 24-bit depth;300 dpi, 24-bit depth, Nikon 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:

34863