Button
1850-1899 (made)
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Circular flat black glass button, silvered front and back, with the front moulded to look like concentric rings of cut-steel. The buttons are sewn onto a thin black velvet ribbon, to form a choker necklace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black glass with a silver metallic finish |
| Brief description | Black glass button with a silver metallic finish, Europe, 1850-1899. |
| Physical description | Circular flat black glass button, silvered front and back, with the front moulded to look like concentric rings of cut-steel. The buttons are sewn onto a thin black velvet ribbon, to form a choker necklace. |
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| Credit line | Cory Bequest |
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| Accession number | M.73-1951 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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