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Sleeve Button

Date1760-1780

OriginAmerica

DimensionsL(face): 9/16"; W(face): 13/32"; L(link): 9/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-383,1

DescriptionSleeve button: oval face with engraved initials; circular shank coldered on reverse of each with oblong wire connecting link.
Markings"ETC" in block letters engraved on face of each button. (Undentified)
ProvenanceFound in blanket chest (1966-376), found in Oaktree Flats, West Virginia.