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1931

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Button (France)

This is a Button. It is dated 1830–46 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pewter foil over 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.

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Button (France); pewter foil over brass; 1931-59-201

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