Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.043

Description

Large buttonhook made from two pieces. Steel hook shaft attached to handle of molded metal in dark colorway. Handle is round and wider at top end, covered in rococo-revival scrollwork. Spots of tarnish on steel hook shaft, areas of old polish accumulated in details on scrollwork of handle.

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

Steel, Metal

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1910