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Sleeve Link 2007-103
Two-button Tallio Cuff Link
Sleeve Link 2007-103

Two-button Tallio Cuff Link

Dateca. 1775
OriginEngland
MediumBrass (copper alloy); solder
DimensionsEach button: 16 mm x 10 mm; Wire link: 14 mm x 5 mm
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2007-103
DescriptionTallio cuff link or sleeve link: Two brass or copper alloy oval buttons attached with an oval link
Label TextPairs of sleeve buttons, or cuff links, secured cuffs of shirts and shifts; and sometimes they even served as neck closures. The word “Tallio” engraved above a fox suggests the sleeve button was associated with hunting attire.

InscribedEach button engarved "TALLIO" in block letters above a running fox