Button

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Button of pearl shell carved in design of two initials: "J.G." - brass shanks - [Space forming initials was once filled in with ornament - this is now missing and only glue remains].
On card 29
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium
pearl shell and brass
Type
costume & accessories
Decorative Arts
Button
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