Button

Button

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Description
Plain, flat, circular, single-piece button with loop shank brazed on back. Back stamped incuse around perimeter "· HAYDENS & CO · / BEST EXTRA RICH" in roman letters. From a collection of 15 buttons, 1982.0090.09A-O.
Maker is Haydens & Co. of Waterbury, CT.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1820 - 1840
place made
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Physical Description
gilt brass (button material)
copper (shank material)
Measurements
overall: 1/4 in x 3/4 in; .635 cm x 1.905 cm
ID Number
1982.0090.09D
catalog number
1982.0090.09D
accession number
1982.0090
Credit Line
Gift of Estate of John Paul Remensnyder
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Data Source
National Museum of American History