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Buttonhook

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Small buttonhook or glove hook made from small steel hook shaft, shank, and carved mother of pearl in the shape of a forked tongue. Small areas of rust and discoloration on steel hook shaft.

2024.41.061

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Accessory

Historic Costume

Buttonhook

Female

Steel

Mother of Pearl

1860 - 1910

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