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1936

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2025

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Button

This is a Button. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1936. Its medium is silvered copper over wood. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Frances L. Livingston.

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Button; silvered copper over wood; 1936-49-9-b,c

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