Button

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Button

Entry/Object ID

1935.5.6

Description

Round metal button molded with the letter I.

Context

Purchased by W. C. Holman of Braintree, Vermont, in Raleigh, North Carolina, while he was a prison of war during the American Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1935.5

Source or Donor

White, Ada M.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

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

3/8 in

Diameter

15/16 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Holman, William Chauncey

Related Places

Place

Town

Braintree

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

City

Raleigh

State/Province

North Carolina

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War