Leather Buttons Taken From Dead British Officer At Battle Bunker Hill - 1881 LOA
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Reference Number: Avaluer:16443455 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
SIX RARE AND ORIGINAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR LEATHER BUTTONS TAKEN FROM A DEAD BRITISH OFFICER KILLED A...T THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL IN MASSACHUSETTS ON JUNE 17, 1775, ACCOMPANIED WITH A NOTE OF PROVENANCE FROM 1881
Six rare and original Revolutionary War woven leather buttons, each measuring roughly 0.5” in diameter, taken from a dead British officer killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first great battle of the American Revolution. The buttons are attached to and accompanied with a note of provenance from 1881: “These buttons were cut from a British officer’s vest. Shot at Battle of Bunkers Hill June17th, 1775. Presented to C.F. Teed by Henry Baker Ex Sheriff of Chemung Cou, Chemung, N.Y. Apr. 25, 1881.”