There are 5 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.
Object Timeline
|
-0001 |
|
|
1949 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
2025 |
|
Button (Haiti)
This is a Button. It was attributed to Agostino Brunias and made for Toussaint L'Ouverture. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metal. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
These painted buttons depicting scenes of 18th century Haiti came from a coat worn by Granois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1810s). A self-educated slave, patriot, and martyr, Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of a rebellion that resuted in the creation of a short-liveded Haitian republic. (Design for Life, 1997-98).
This object was
donated by
R. Keith Kane.
It is credited Gift of R. Keith Kane from the Estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes.
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 1 x 3.7 cm (3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Button (Haiti); Attributed to Agostino Brunias (Italian, ca. 1730–1796); Made for Toussaint L'Ouverture; gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metal; H x diam.: 1 x 3.7 cm (3/8 x 1 7/16 in.); Gift of R. Keith Kane from the Estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes; 1949-94-2
