Phoenix buttons
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phoenix-buttons-260-9719554
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Phoenix buttons
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Phoenix buttons were designed to be used on Haitian military uniforms during the 1811-1820 reign of Henry Christophe. These buttons carry the image of a phoenix bird, included regimental numbers and were, “made of a good grade brass”. By the time the buttons had been ordered, manufactured in England, and received in Haiti, Christophe was dead. What happened to these buttons after Christophe’s death is unknown until 1832 when they were purchased by Nathaniel Wyeth. Wyeth purchased the buttons to
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2023-01-09T01:38:29Z
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