Maryland State Seal Coat Button

Maryland State Seal Coat Button – Inventory Number: BUT 306

Alberts MD11A. Button depicts state seal of Maryland - a shield with a fisherman, farmer, and eagle. Manufactured before the war, intended for officers of Maryland militia units, who generally sided with the South but served both sides. Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO, / WATERBURY." dm between two rings of dots, ca 1860's). Three-part officer staff button, coat size. Non excavated button, gilded, stand up shank intact. 

Button card was de-accessed from the “The National Civil War Life Museum” of Fredericksburg, VA which featured thousands of items pertaining to the daily life of the Civil War Soldier and the era. 

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Inventory Number: BUT 306