Name/Title
Metal button 1Entry/Object ID
1981.004.0001Description
This button is made of an unknown metal, possibly pewter. It is oval shaped and has a metal shank that has been flattened. It has a pleasing decoration of two intertwining endless loops around a seed-like object. There are spots of green color in the center of the loop, but they are from oxidation and were not part of the original design.
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Text on envelope in which the buttons arrived: "NOTE These are colonial pewter clothes buttons found on the McGuire Mattingly property in Leonardtown and donated to the St. Mary's Historical Society by Mr. Frank Kabiles [address] brought in by Mr. Long 20 Jan. 1981" [Silas Hurry, the collections curator at Historic St. Mary's City believes these buttons are 19th century artifacts rather than 18th century]Collection
Old Jail Artifacts Collection, Metal Buttons CollectionDimensions
Height
1-1/2 inWidth
1-1/4 inDimension Notes
Details: oval shapeLocation
Shelf
Rack 18, Shelf 2Rack
Rack 18Wall
East wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallContainer
Riedesel Cross Manor Photo CollectionShelf
Rack 18, Shelf 3Rack
Rack 18Wall
East wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Kabiles, FrankPerson or Organization
Mattingly, J. MaguireRelated Places
Place
* Untyped Place
Frank KabilesPlace
* Untyped Place
Tudor Hall farm