Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.053

Description

A small buttonhook made from steel hook shaft and bone handle. Gentle rounded end handle of bone tapering to terminate into steel hook shaft. Natural color variations in bones grain. Slight discoloration on steel hook from tarnish.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Accessory
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Buttonhook

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Material

Steel, Bone

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1910