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Sleeve button (Cuff link)
James Butler
1751-1776
Category
Jewelry
Creator/Artist/Maker
James Butler (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Gold
Museum Object Number
1952.0276.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0276.001
Object Name
Sleeve button (Cuff link)
Category
Jewelry
Creator (Role)
James Butler (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1751-1776
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "I B" within a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "I B" within a rectangle
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Gold
Dimensions (inches)
0.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.27 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: no. 27, p. 70Article: Cofield, Sara Rivers. 2012 Linked Buttons of the Middle Atlantic, 1670-1800. Journal of the Middle Atlantic Archaeology. 28: 99-116.
Book: Fales, Martha Gandy. Jewelry in America.
• Published: plate 92, p. 145