Decorative Two-hole Button

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Title

Decorative Two-hole Button

Identifier

Item Sm.614

Description

Two piece copper alloy button with iron back and two, sew-through eyes set in an oval-shaped centre.
Button had embossed words or a decorative marley, which is now corroded and illegible.
No diagnostic markings.

Creator

n.c.

Subject

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

Date

c.1800s

Source

Old Smithfield township

Publisher

Private collection

Format

Material: Metallic
Surface find
Diagnostic: No
Weight: 1.0 g
Size: 15.0 mm diameter.

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

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

Rights

© 2021 oldsmithfield.com

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Item Relations

This Item is similar to Item: Two-hole Button

Collection

Citation

n.c., “Decorative Two-hole Button,” c.1800s, Item Sm.614, Private collection, https://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/66.