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Set of Buttons

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1700-1799

GUSN

GUSN-101498

Description

Set of twelve buttons made from Danish coins, all attached to a leather strip.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silver (metal)
BUTTON

Inscription

"DOMINUS / MIHI / ADIUTOR" (Impressed)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

945

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11/16 in (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1831

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