Collection of Wooden Buttons

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

A metal knitting needle is adorned with circular wooden buttons, bound by twisted rubber bands and positioned on a white background.

A metal knitting needle is adorned with circular wooden buttons, bound by twisted rubber bands and positioned on a white background.

Name/Title

Collection of Wooden Buttons

Entry/Object ID

2025.83.1

Description

33 wooden buttons strung on a metal knitting needle with a rubber band at each end to keep them from sliding off. Each button has one hole, and the rubber bands are dried and cracking with age.

Collection

General Collection

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

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-C-5

Category

Permanent

Date

August 31, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

August 31, 2025

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

August 31, 2025