Button

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A) Copper center with pierced and engraved nickel border; B) Nickel plated button with copper band and gouging on nickel C) Nickel plated button with engraved cooper band D) Cooper button with stripes of horizontal and vertical line, set in copper rim.
On card 47
late 18th century
Accession Number
1931-59-216-a
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
costume & accessories
Decorative Arts
Button
Medium
Copper, nickel plating
Dimensions
H x diam.: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1931-59-216-a
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e18cba24-2680-4b76-9049-6e9ba59c7e12
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