Sleeve button (Cuff link)

  • Category:

    Jewelry

  • Creator (Role):

    Francis Richardson (Attributed Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1700-1800

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Museum Object Number:

    1953.0165.001 B


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1953.0165.001 B

Object Name

Sleeve button (Cuff link)

Category

Jewelry

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Lammot du Pont Copeland

Creator (Role)

Francis Richardson (Attributed Artist)
1681-1729
RELATIONS: FRANCIS RICHARDSON, JR. (SON); JOSEPH RICHARDSON (SON)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1700-1800

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

0.62 (L) , 0.37 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.59 (L) , 0.95 (W)

Measurement Notes

Weight 26 3/4 grains -Troy. Size for each oval of link OW: 3/8"; OL: 5/8". Link 26 1/2 grains- Troy.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Cofield, Sara Rivers. 2012 Linked Buttons of the Middle Atlantic, 1670-1800. Journal of the Middle Atlantic Archaeology. 28: 99-116.