Cuff Button

Item Information

Title:
Cuff Button
Description:
Each round cuff button in this pair depicts four doves around the edge of a water-filled footed brass bowl with ring handles. The image is constructed of individual glass tesserae set in a black glass ground and held in place with a wax matrix.
Date:
1850–1870
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
glass (material)
micromosaics
gold alloy
plating (metal coating)
buttons (fasteners)
accessories (object genre)
fasteners
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
doves (Columbidae)
Jet
Brass
Etched
Painted
Bird
Extent:
0.375 in. (H) Diameter: 0.875 in.
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/24204
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
Accession #:
1998.5088AB
Identifier:
24204