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Button (France)

This is a Button. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is gilt copper, watercolor on ivory. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott. It is credited Bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott.

Its dimensions are

Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Button (France); gilt copper, watercolor on ivory; Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); Bequest of Julia Hutchins Wolcott; 1959-66-242

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