Button

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Button ornamented with fragments of pearl shell set in a band around a central depression having two holes for sewing.
On card 2
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
late 19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium
Pearl shell and wood
Type
costume & accessories
Decorative Arts
Button
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