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Two-piece round button with iron back.

Two-piece round button with iron back.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694094

Possible waistcoat or large utilitarian button.

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Copper alloy button with iron back.

Copper alloy button with iron back.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694205

Button face appears to be crimped onto iron back; single hole in the center of the button with iron bar running across.

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Modern button.

Modern button.

Synthetic/Modern | Object #: 1694209

Interior ring of possible painted or coated copper alloy inset into exterior circular plastic ring.

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Silver-alloy plated copper alloy button face with stamped floral and geometric design.

Silver-alloy plated copper alloy button face with stamped floral and geometric design.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1785147

This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped ...

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Bone back to waist coat button with wire eye.

Bone back to waist coat button with wire eye.

Bone | Object #: 1787213

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as the back of a two part button. In this button form, the face of the button was commonly comprised of a stampe...

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Bone back to waist coat button with wire eye.

Bone back to waist coat button with wire eye.

Bone | Object #: 1787433

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as the back of a two part button. In this button form, the face of the button was commonly comprised of a stampe...

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Bone back to coat button with wire eye.

Bone back to coat button with wire eye.

Bone | Object #: 1787434

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as the back of a two part button. In this button form, the face of the button was commonly comprised of a stampe...

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Bone button back with carved sunburst design

Bone button back with carved sunburst design

Bone | Object #: 1787606

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as the back of a two part button. In this button form, the face of the button was commonly comprised of a stampe...

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Gilt waist coat button with basketweave design and a bone back.

Gilt waist coat button with basketweave design and a bone back.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1787872

This a two piece button with gilt and basketweave decoration. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. In the earliest examples of this style from the mid-eighteenth century such as this example, four eye holes were drilled into the bone ...

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Copper alloy 2-piece button back.

Copper alloy 2-piece button back.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1788235

This is the metal back of a two piece button. In this style of button, the face, or cover, of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy. Backings for these buttons provided both strength and a method of attaching the button to clothing, eith...

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2-piece button with wooden back

2-piece button with wooden back

Wood | Object #: 1788309

This is the hardwood back of a two piece button. In this style of button, the face, or cover, of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy. Backings for these buttons provided both strength and a method of attaching the button to clothing, e...

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Coat button with Sheffield plate silver face.

Coat button with Sheffield plate silver face.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1788365

This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, cut into the approximat...

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2-piece "Death Head" button face with silver/tin plating.

2-piece "Death Head" button face with silver/tin plating.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1788584

This is the metal face, or front portion, of a two piece button. In this style of button, a disk of lathed bone with a beveled edge often served as a button back. The face of the button was commonly fashioned from a sheet of thin metal, usually a variety of copper alloy, which would be crimped ...

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Carved bone coat button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Carved bone coat button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Bone | Object #: 1789040

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as core to either a cloth covered or a two part metal button. In cloth covered buttons, the bone mold served as ...

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Carved bone coat button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Carved bone coat button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Bone | Object #: 1789047

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as core to either a cloth covered or a two part metal button. In cloth covered buttons, the bone mold served as ...

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Carved bone coat button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Carved bone coat button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Bone | Object #: 1789049

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as core to either a cloth covered or a two part metal button. In cloth covered buttons, the bone mold served as ...

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Carved bone button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Carved bone button back with beveled edge and one eye.

Bone | Object #: 1789052

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as core to either a cloth covered or a two part metal button. In cloth covered buttons, the bone mold served as ...

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Gilded and stamped copper alloy waist coat button with bone back

Gilded and stamped copper alloy waist coat button with bone back

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1789382

Heavily corroded and fragmented. Missing its shank. Note on tag says "cannot withstand treatment". Measurements taken from largest metal frag.

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Coat button with gilded star pattern of metallic thread.

Coat button with gilded star pattern of metallic thread.

Metal, unidentifiable | Object #: 1789415

This remarkable artifact is a textile covered button. The star pattern is composed through the careful arrangement of metallic foil strips and metallic coated threads, which have been braided or twisted. The barest hints of the silk core to the threads can be seen in the image, and were preserv...

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2 piece convex bone button back fragment with 2 visible eyes.

2 piece convex bone button back fragment with 2 visible eyes.

Bone | Object #: 1833384

Bone button molds were disks cut from animal bone, often identifiable by the presence of a single central hole created by a cutting tool during production. The bone disk often served as the back of a two part button. In this button form, the face of the button was commonly comprised of a stampe...

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