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Buttonhook
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Medium-sized buttonhook. Brass hook shaft has a d-ring passing through head of ball - most likely for hanging from a chatelaine. Handle features relief of c-scrolls, rounds, and undulations. Nearly identical to 2024.41.042. Seams on sides of handle molding, appears to have been filled in. No visible markings. Dulled from tarnish and age.
2024.41.048
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Accessory
Historic Costume
Buttonhook
Female
Metal
Steel
1860 - 1910
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