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Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Medium-sized buttonhook with cast metal handle and steel hook shaft. Cast metal handle features leafy motifs and small rounds, all on a sand-textured field. O-ring on top of handle, possibly for hanging from a chatelaine. Steel hook shaft has a bit of tarnish toward hook ends. No visible markings.

2024.41.041

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Historic Costume

Buttonhook

Female

Steel

Metal

1860 - 1900

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