Confederate Veteran Button, post 1865
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Scope and Contents
One gold colored screw back button. This pin belonged to Sallie Munford Talbott, who is well known for being the maker of the flag that flew over the Virginia Capitol during the Civil War. Button has an image of a cannon pointing down with three bayonet clad muskets in front of it. Behind the cannon to the left a rising sun can be seen, and to the right a plough. The top of the button features the words Confederate Veteran, and the bottom the words "Finitum Est" (It is Finished). The screwback to the pin has a worn maker's mark that reads "ade ARUNA", and is silver in color. The screw on the main button is hollow. Overall the pin is in excellent condition save a tiny amount of patina near the lettering at the top. Transferred from the William Booth Taliaferro Papers (Mss 65T15). Located in Dec Obj S2 SS2, Box 3. Mss 65T15.B5
Dates
- Creation: post 1865
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
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Extent
From the Collection: 25 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository