Button

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Button

Entry/Object ID

1948.11.7

Description

Round, ebony button inlaid with a silver, 5-pointed star. The button has a post back.

Context

Owned by John H. Hurley of Northfield, Vermont. According to family history, Hurley made the button during his service in the Civil War in Brownsville, Texas, using metal from ten-cent coins.

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