Unknown Maker, American

Button Mold

Maker

Culture

American

Title

Button Mold

Year

1700s-1800s

Medium

brass (alloy),
wood

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

brass (alloy),
wood

Materials

wood, brass (alloy)

Dimensions

Length: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

45.147.12

Type

Woodwork

Exhibition History

The English Eye

British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume

Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American

Button Mold, 1700s-1800s

brass (alloy); wood

Length: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 inches)

Museum Works of Art Fund 45.147.12

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