Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.056

Description

Small buttonhook made from a small steel hook shaft which runs through a turned wooden handle. Wooden handle features discoloration from use, while steel hook shaft has sustained tarnishing and spots of rust. Wood handle ogee has a single carved ring at its upper apogee. Steel hook shaft has sustained many small dents and is pitted.

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

Wood, Steel

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1910