Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.042

Description

Medium-sized buttonhook. Brass hook shaft has ball on non-hook end, with a d-ring passing through head of ball - most likely for hanging from a chatelaine. Punched brass relief of c-scrolls, rounds, and undulations is wrapped around the top end of the brass shaft, forming a handle. No visible markings. Dulled from tarnish and age.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Accessory
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Buttonhook

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Brass

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1900