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Circular banded agate stud set in gold-filled frame with reed edge, metal post and flexible circular guard on reverse.
studs (buttons)
fasteners
STUD
318
Unknown
7/16 in (D), 7/16 in (diameter) (inches)
1938.1399
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.
Title Brass button with eagle and shield Accession Number 1938.1398
Title Agate stud Accession Number 1938.1399
Title Enamel stud Accession Number 1938.1400
Title Bronze medal Accession Number 1939.576
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