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Pair of rectangular agate cuff buttons set in gold mounts with pierced border, gold post and guard on reverse.
fasteners
BUTTON
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
380
Unknown
5/8 in (A); 5/8 in (B) x 3/8 in (A); 3/8 in (B) (WxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.2203ab
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 Orange stone fob Accession Number 1971.900
Title 4 - Set of charms Accession Number 1971.1368.1
Title Beaded choker Accession Number 1971.1369.1
Title Beaded choker Accession Number 1971.1369.2
Title Beaded choker Accession Number 1971.1369.3
Title Agate ring Accession Number 1971.2197
Title Gold ring Accession Number 1971.2198
Title Gold ring Accession Number 1971.2199
Title Gold hair ring Accession Number 1971.2200
Title Gold chain necklace Accession Number 1971.2201
Title Birth of Venus cameo Accession Number 1971.2202 ab
Title Cuff buttons Accession Number 1971.2203 ab
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