Button

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Button

Entry/Object ID

GHS 1653

Description

Rectangular piece of off-white colored card stock to which is attached a series of 5 round, gold(?) buttons. The face of each button is unornamented and on the back is the following inscription, "SCOVILLS BEST DOUBLE GILT/ MINT EDGE". One button is mounted so that this inscription may be read. Printed on the bottom edge of the card stock is the following, "BUTTONS FROM THE COAT OF JACOB YEAKLE/ GRANDFATHER OF IDA BATES GROFF/PRESENTED BY HER." Handwritten on back of card in blue pen, "Mr. Yeakle had developed a secret process for cleaning and brightening buttons of this type, He died without giving any formula."

Made/Created

Date made

1800 - 1900

Place

* Untyped Place

U.S.A

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

2 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Details: dimensions are of card stock mount. All buttons are approximately .5" in diameter.

Material

paper, gold (?), metal wire