Prosser-type Porcelain Buttons

Object/Artifact

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UNO Archaeological Research and Curation

Name/Title

Prosser-type Porcelain Buttons

Description

White Prosser-type porcelain buttons. Nine four-hole sew-through buttons. Three two-hole sew-through buttons.

Context

Quarters Area

Collection

Saint Rosalie Plantation

Cataloged By

Rainey Cantrelle

Category

Button

General Notes

Note

Fine clay with added quartz, finely ground ceramic waters, and moisture, was pressed into cast-iron molds and then fired to create ceramic buttons. After being fired, buttons could be glazed with any color or have transfer-prints. Source(s): https://www.daacs.org/about-the-database/daacs-cataloging-manual/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/25616995?seq=4

Created By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Create Date

December 5, 2024

Updated By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Update Date

December 5, 2024