Wilcox Button

Dublin Core

Title

Wilcox Button

Identifier

Item Sm.604

Description

Small, copper alloy, sew-through four-eye button with dished centre and raised rim, stamped with words:
'[_ _ _ _] WILCOX [_ _ _ _]'
(most of the embossing is worn and illegible)

Creator

n.c.

Subject

Dress & Personal Accessories--Dress component--Clothing--Fastening--Button;
Clothing;
Buttons.

Date

1800s

Source

Old Smithfield township.

Most of the words stamped on the button are illegible, but this button may have been produced by Joseph Wilcox of Gawler, South Australia. Joseph and his brother George opened J. & G. Wilcox drapery in Gawler in 1862. Joseph bought George out in 1872 and moved to Rundle Street in Adelaide, where he traded as Joseph Wilcox & Co.

Publisher

Private collection

Format

Material: Metallic
Surface find
Diagnostic: Yes
Weight: 1.0 g
Size: 16.0 mm diameter.

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s

Rights

Collection

Clothing

Citation (Chicago 17 Style)

n.c., “Wilcox Button,” 1800s, Item Sm.604, Private collection, https://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/32.

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