Buttons

Date1680-1750

MediumLinen thread and cloth, bone, metal.

DimensionsD: 5/16" to 7/16"; H: 1/16" to 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1966-400

Description42 buttons on display card (some stained a tan color), ring-shape button (hole in center); linen thread-covered ring worked in buttonhole stitch. Manner of attachment not known. Diameter varies from 5/16" to 7/16"; height from 1/16" to 1/8".

Construction History:
1. 1680-1750 Initial Construction