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Pair of Cuff Buttons

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-102066

Description

Pair of half black, half yellow satin cuff buttons.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fasteners
BUTTON

Inscription

"A. SHUNAN & CO. BOSTON" (stamped)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1517

Maker

A. Shunan & Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Boston (manufactured and/or retailed)

Dimensions

7/16 in (W), 3/4 in (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.251ab

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