Sleeve buttons (on infant's shirt)

Dateca. 1755

MediumGold

DimensionsDiameter: 3/8"

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Carey.

Object number1991-1180,2 A&B

DescriptionGold sleeve buttons (on infant's shirt G1991-1180,1), hexagonal, engraved in radiating floral pattern. Joined by metal links.ProvenanceBelonged to Jane Hodge Nichols, wife of Thomas Nichols, dates 1784-1861, Maine.
Ex Coll: Mr and Mrs. Charles D. Carey, Dover, DE