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1931

  • We acquired this object.

2000

  • Work on this object ended.

2015

2025

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Button (France)

This is a Button. It is dated after 1820 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silver-plated brass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Button (France); silver-plated brass; H x diam.: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.); 1931-59-77

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