Buttonhook
- Object Name:
- Buttonhook
- Object ID:
- 1942.011.06
- Date:
- 1890-1900
- Description:
- Buttonhook, one of a set with a shoe horn (1942.011.06-.07). Silver and bone handle; iron hook. White bone handle is largely covered in a fully decorated silver overlay. Handle is attached to a long iron hook. Silver decorations include a flower and vine motif. No maker's mark found. Off-white adhesive residue on side of hook.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver
Iron
Skeletal
Bone - Dimensions:
- W-0.8 L-8.6 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Margaret Jewell. On Miss Jewell's list of 1942 loans: "ivory & silver button hook & shoe horn 189_".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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