Two-button Tallio Cuff Link
Dateca. 1775
OriginEngland
MediumBrass (copper alloy); solder
DimensionsEach button: 16 mm x 10 mm; Wire link: 14 mm x 5 mm
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2007-103
DescriptionTallio cuff link or sleeve link: Two brass or copper alloy oval buttons attached with an oval linkLabel TextPairs of sleeve buttons, or cuff links, secured cuffs of shirts and shifts; and sometimes they even served as neck closures. The word “Tallio” engraved above a fox suggests the sleeve button was associated with hunting attire.
InscribedEach button engarved "TALLIO" in block letters above a running fox
1780-1810
1755-1756
1755-1756
1800-1801 (possibly)
1760-1780
ca. 1750
1790-1820
1780-1810
ca.1770-1830