Buttons

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Buttons

Entry/Object ID

1931.10a-w

Description

23 brass coat buttons. Each button is circular with a post back at the center. The front of each is stamped with a faceted 7-pointed star.

Context

Said to have been from the uniform coat worn during the Revolutionary War.

Acquisition

Accession

1931.10

Source or Donor

Chittenden, Thomas George (1876-1946), Chittenden, Thomas David (1911-1958)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1760

Time Period

18th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fastener, Textile

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Notion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/4 in

Diameter

1-3/8 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War