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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1870-1900

GUSN

GUSN-70617

Description

Silver; tear shaped loop handle, hinged hook; folding

Details

Descriptive Terms

buttonhooks
accessories
casting (process)
steel (alloy)
Steel
Slip Cast
BUTTONHOOK

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.325 x 1.25 x 0.325 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2736

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