Button
Date1770-1790.
MediumGilt copper alloy (brass), wood, wool (waxed)
DimensionsDia: 1"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Meredith.
Object number1971-5
DescriptionButton: thin brass shell or cap, die stamped in design to imitate passementrie (fabric, thread), gilded, and secured over wooden mold which has 4 holes with catgut interlaced for attaching.ProvenanceDonor is a button collector and member of the Betsy Ross Button Club of Pennsylvania, founded in 1943. See correspondence in object folder.
1770-1790.
Style of eighteenth century
1790-1793
1820-1830
1800-1810
ca. 1740
1700-1730
1775-1790
1760-1780
1825-1850
ca. 1810