Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.0013

Description

Large buttonhook with handle of sterling silver, modelled with petals of flowers - possibly lilacs or general flower with small petals. Sterling marking on side of handle. Steel hook with markings on side - a lion, an anchor, and letter "B." Cartouche on handle has engraved "G S S."

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Historic Costume, Accessory, Tool

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Buttonhook

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Silver, Steel

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1910