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Buttons (France)

This is a buttons. It is dated 1750–99 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is silk thread wound on bone or wood form. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Estate of Herman A. Elsberg. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Herman A. Elsberg.

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Buttons (France); silk thread wound on bone or wood form; Gift of the Estate of Herman A. Elsberg; 1939-57-28-a,e

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