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Buttonhook

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1875-1899

GUSN

GUSN-70557

Description

Ivory ovoid buttonhook with a flattened handle, long shaft with small hook; monogram

Details

Descriptive Terms

buttonhooks
accessories
ivory (tooth component)
silver (metal)
steel (alloy)
Buttonhook
Buttonhook

Associated Person

Codman, Thomas Newbold, 1868-1963

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 5/8 x 3/4 x 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2696.2

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