#8 Mexican Cuff Button

Object/Artifact

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The Lew Anvil Collection

Name/Title

#8 Mexican Cuff Button

Description

With eagle and snake. Vest and cuff buttons. (ca.1821-1824) Made in Mexico or in England. Cast and subsequently die-stamped with small drilled shanks. Dating to the Iturbide period, these examples show the Mexican eagle device in a developmental stage of the design's evolution.