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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Object/Artifact

"Assortment of white china half-ball buttons with inserted loop shanks, sizes vary slightly; some are dull, greyish white, some a cleaner white and others are brighter with a luster:6 pairs linked with an elongated steel wire loop, 1 more pair of linked lustered ones. (7 pairs total).12 separate ones, 2 of which have shank plate. Another with a shank plate is lustered (13 total)."

G2000.093

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Findings

1860 - 1900

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Milk

Glass

Buttons

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China

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