Button

Object Number: 
INV.12691.37
Date: 
1850-1870
Medium: 
Metal, silk
Dimensions: 
overall (as found): 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 1.3 x 2.2 cm )
Marks: 
Embossed: "FAYOLLE/ GALERIE DE VALOIS 180"
Description: 
Circular black metal button with 4-hole shank, red and green silk grosgrain attached at shank.
Gallery Label: 
This button was found in a jewelry box belonging to Adelaide L. Livingston (1852-1909).
Credit Line: 
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, 1951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group