“If we cannot learn wisdom from experience,
it is hard to say where it could be found.”
~ 1789 to 1797 ~
GWI 24
The Federal Eagle
W/ The Regnal Jewels of Scotland Indentees
Welcome to Isabela’s 1789, George Washington Inaugural Buttons Library. My name is Robert J. Silverstein, and I am the author, creator, and developer of this library of 1789 George Washington Inaugural, New Nation Tribute, and early 18th Century American & British Military buttons. With the invaluable partnership and friendship of Dale Hawley, Gary Gianotti, and Robert Milburn, we were able to infuse this website with a premier collection of historical buttons that help button collectors, as well as tell an untold story of the early insignia used during the founding of The United States of America. Our research and collaboration was done with other button collectors and university cultural historians, which has enabled us to bring out the true meanings behind the engraved symbols on these buttons.
The button’s symbols were used by America’s early revolutionary colonists and then their meaningful symbols were placed as a tribute upon George Washington’s Inaugural and New Nation Tribute buttons. Afterward, they were used as the motif for America’s government identity and its military. Most of the European-American colonists’ early Revolutionary symbols that were adopted by America’s government are unknown in their origin, or their meanings have been forgotten by the future generations of Americans. In a way, this website’s decoding of America’s early symbols should be seen as a tribute in remembrance of the colonists and soldiers who cherished these symbols.
After many years of research and collecting, I could document and provide 3 New George Washington inaugural button types and establish 13 new sub-variants. None of which were listed previously by Albert or Cobb. The site was also able to identify roughly 2600 known specimens to date (2024). Most of which were thankfully unearthed by 21st century metal detector enthusiasts, or found within private collections passed down through the generations. Unfortunately, in the last 235 years, there was very little to no publication of insignia meaning or design roots from previous collectors or historians. This site is built to address this issue.
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