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Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Medium-sized buttonhook. Brass hook shaft has ball on non-hook end, with a d-ring passing through head of ball - most likely for hanging from a chatelaine. Punched brass relief of c-scrolls, rounds, and undulations is wrapped around the top end of the brass shaft, forming a handle. No visible markings. Dulled from tarnish and age.

2024.41.042

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Historic Costume

Buttonhook

Female

Brass

1860 - 1900

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