Button, Insignia
Object number2013.114.12 a-f
Manufacturer
Scovill Manufacturing Company
OriginWaterbury, CT
MediumBrass
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Partial gift of Linda Barrett
DescriptionSix (6) round, brass buttons with attachment loop on the back. On the front is a raised image of a proper right facing eagle with outstretched wings and a shield over his chest clutching an olive branch and arrows in his tallons. Above the eagle are thirteen stars inside a circle with a banner to the left and right that has Latin text. Raised border around the edge.Dimensionsa-f) 0.625" diam., 0.375" HInscriptionsAbove the eagle is a banner to the left that reads: "E. PLURBUS" and a banner to the right that reads "UNUM".
MarksStamped on back "SCOVILL MF'G CO. / WATERBURY".
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to Everett Mead Scott/Holmes family. A noted family in Pittsburgh’s African American community included local business owners, legal scholars, and professional Jazz musicians. Relatives and descendants of the family include legal scholar Derrick Bell, and Jazz pianist Charles Bell.
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L.E. Smith Glass Company
1934-1936
1939-1945
