Buttons

Name/Title

Buttons

Entry/Object ID

1948.11.3a-f

Description

Lot of buttons and small objects, including: seven ebony buttons inlaid with silver stars; two ebony cufflinks; two shield-shaped lapel buttons; two wooden dome-shaped buttons, miniature metal lantern, three metal military buttons, three wooden lapel buttons, a 5-cent paper grocery chit, and a paper omnibus chit.

Context

Owned by John H. Hurley of Northfield, Vermont. Family history claims Hurley made at least some of the buttons.

Acquisition

Accession

1948.11

Source or Donor

Hurley, Minnie H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Hurley, John Henry (1836-1909)

Time Period

19th 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

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hurley, John Henry (1836-1909)

Person or Organization

7th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War