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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Buttons.
Buttons
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Buttons.

Buttons

Mediumwool, linen thread, silk thread, wood, cardboard
Dimensions1" buttons Cardboard: 5 3/4" x 4 7/8"
Credit LineGift of Miss Amy Pleadwell
Object number1963-186
Description26 pale green 1" round seedlework buttons stitched to a wide paper cardboard. The needlework on the surface of the buttons feature a six-sided star motif in satin stitch with a textured ground that is drawn around to the reverse. Natural colored linen thread holds in the buttons onto the card.

Construction History:
1. Initial Construction
2. Sometime after 1963, two of original 28 buttons lost
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Buttons.
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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Buttons.
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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Buttons.
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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Buttons.
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