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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.

Button

Date1770-1790.
Artist/Maker
OriginEngland
MediumGilt copper alloy (brass) over wood form
DimensionsDia: 1 1/8"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Meredith.
Object number1971-6
DescriptionSuit button: thin brass shell or cap die stamped in design to imitate passementrie (fabric), gilded, and secured over wooden mold which has 4 holes with catgut interlaced for attaching.ProvenanceDonor is a button collector and member of the Betsy Ross Button Club of Pennsylvania, founded in 1943. See correspondence in object folder.
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
Mrs. William Meredith
Style of eighteenth century
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
1770-1790.
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
Mrs. William Meredith
Late 18th c.
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
Mrs. William Meredith
1780-1800.
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
Mrs. William Meredith
Late 18th c.
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
Mrs. William Meredith
1750-1770
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
Mrs. William Meredith
1750-1770
D2007-CMD-0120
1st Massachusetts Regt. Officer's Button
ca. 1781
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
Mrs. William Meredith
Late 18th c. or early 19th c.
British Field Officer's Uniform Coat 2005-338,1&2
Coat
1790-1793
DS1989-0939
Gown
1795-1810
No image number on slide
Weathervane: Trotting Horse and Sulky
L. W. Cushing & Sons (active 18[72?]-1933)
1872-1880