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1931

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2015

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Button (France), 19th century

This is a Button. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pearl, shell, steel, glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (Average size): 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Button (France), 19th century; pearl, shell, steel, glass; H x diam. (Average size): 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); 1931-59-227-a/n

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