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 five buttons in similar condition following removal from the submarine interior sediment, three buttons showing forward face and one button missing backing showing interior following soaking and cleaning, and one button showing forward face and one button with missing backing showing interior following soaking and cleaning.
- 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 and Metal buttons
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Shelving Locator:
- HL-0934,HL-1036,HL-1037,HL-1038,HL-1609
- 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:
- 33347
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