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Identification button used by Thomas Porter II, ca. 1820. Creator: I. Nutting & Son.

Identification button used by Thomas Porter II, ca. 1820. Creator: I. Nutting & Son.

2-832-754 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

A round pewter button with "TPORTER" stamped across the middle. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II. On the reverse side of the button there is a pronounced concavity which may have occurred after fabrication. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. I. Nutting & Son, attributed to: British: Makers, manufacturers
Medium
  1. Buttons (fasteners)
  2. Buttons (information artifacts)
Picture Type
  1. Heritage art
  2. Object
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 481x511
File Size : 721kb

Aliases

  1. 2009.32.2
  1. NMAAHC-C7611A18609B2_3001
  1. 0990005794
  1. 2-832-754
  1. 2009.32.2
  1. 2832754
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