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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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