Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Buttonhook

Entry/Object ID

SS.78.14

Description

Hook for shoe buttons: turned wooden handle connected to steel hook with three bead elements together.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Steel, Wood, Maple

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1834 - 1899

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Top Diameter 1/2

Length

5 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Steel hook very rusty.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hoffman Family, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 1978; acquired before (1967).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial