Bone Button

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Dublin Core

Title

Bone Button

Identifier

Item Sm.609

Description

Small white button, made of bone or mother of pearl shell?
4 holes

Creator

n.c.

Subject

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

Date

1800s

Source

Old Smithfield township

Publisher

Private collection

Format

Material: Metallic
Surface find
Diagnostic: Yes
Weight: 0.7 g
Size: 12 mm diameter

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

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

Rights

© 2021 oldsmithfield.com

Relation

See also:

Prosser Button

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Small, undecorated, dish-shaped, Prosser button with four sew-through eyes.

Geolocation

Collection

Citation (Chicago 17 Style)

n.c., “Bone Button,” 1800s, Item Sm.609, Private collection, https://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/35.

Item Relations

Prosser Button is similar to this item