Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1700-1850
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description
Brass button.
Object Number
INV.6288.12
Gallery Label
According to an attached label, this fragment was found at Maspeth in Queens, New York City. The label gave a date of January 15, 1929, but did not say whether the object was found on that date, or donated to the Society on that date.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
