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This and 43 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Buttons of Various Materials Europe and America, 19th and 20th centuries Button Card 042.

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1943

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2015

2025

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Button

This is a Button. We acquired it in 1943. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Paula C. Dohme. It is credited Gift of Paula C. Dohme through John K. Tilton.

Cite this object as

Button; Gift of Paula C. Dohme through John K. Tilton; 1943-39-1-g

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