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Pair of circular moss agate cuff buttons set in gold reed edge, gold post and circular guard on reverse.
fasteners
BUTTON
"XVI" on both (Scratch Mark)
315
Unknown
1/4 in (M5); 1/4 in (M6) (D), 3/4 in (M5); 3/4 in (M6) (diameter) (inches)
1956.M5-6
For more information on cuff links and studs see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995):178-179; Hinks, Peter, "Victorian Jewelry," (1991). For more information on Victorian stone jewelry see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," (1991): 513-528; Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 57-95; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 246-253.
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