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An Antique Button of Corinthian Brass taken from the Coat of King John

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

October 11, 1816

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 81-82

Additional Source Text:

"Which Coat is deposited in the Great Tower of London England. June 5th 1804."

Notes:

The donor was probably Philadelphia merchant Horatio Mann (d. 1843 or 1844), who owned property on Prince Edward Island / http://www.gov.pe.ca/paroatom/index.php/horatio-mann-fonds-1820-1843