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This and 27 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Steel Buttons, England and France, 18th and 19th Centuries Button Card.

Object Timeline

1931

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Button, late 18th century

This is a Button. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is steel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

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Button, late 18th century; steel; Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-59-328-b

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