Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.051

Description

Large metal buttonhook. Metal handle is cast from a dark metal in a rococo-revival style. Top of handle features an oval cartouche topped by and resting in molded scrollwork. Beneath cartouche the handle is a narrow taper, terminating in more scrollwork. Center of cartouche and tapering handle feature panels of Champlevé - etched metal filled in with red and black enamel. Steel hook shaft sustains a bit of dicoloration from tarnish.

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, enamel

Color

Gold, Red, Black

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1910