Button
Date1750-1770
Artist/Maker
Mrs. William Meredith
MediumSilk, linen, metallic silver, wood
DimensionsDia: 1 1/16"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Meredith.
Object number1971-20
DescriptionSuit button in hexagonal shape embellished with a star pattern formed of metallic silver threads and silver purl on cloth-covered wood mold; silk thread covered back; convex shape.ProvenanceDonor was a button collector and member of the Betsy Ross Button Club of Pennsylvania, founded in 1943.
Exhibition(s)
1700-1750
ca. 1765
1650-1675
ca. 1740
1600-1625
1760-1780
1750-1770
ca. 1730 (late 19th c alterations)
1800-1840
1800-1825
1650-1675
1680-1700