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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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