Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Buttons
Object name
Buttons
Date
1800-1830
Medium
Ivory, bronze
Dimensions
largest: 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description
Ivory buttons with bronze shanks.
Object Number
Z.2685a-x
Gallery Label
These buttons were found in the files of the New-York Historical Society's Field Exploration Committee. They may have been worn on a woman's garment.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
