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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.
Button
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Button.

Button

Date1750-1770
Artist/Maker Mrs. William Meredith
Mediumsilver, silk thread, wood base
DimensionsDia: 9/16"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William Meredith
Object number1971-21
DescriptionWaistcoat button: small passementrie (silver thread, tinsel) covered wood base; linen covered back; convex shape.
ProvenanceDonor is a button collector and member of the Betsy Ross Button Club of Pennsylvania, founded in 1943. See correspondence in object folder.
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