Pair of round cuff buttons made of polished nuts with gold back, gold post with circular guard on reverse.
fasteners
BUTTON
382
Unknown
9/16 in (A); 9/16 in (B) (D), 1 1/16 in (A); 1 1/16 in (B) (diameter) (inches)
Museum Accession
2007.15.64ab
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).
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