Button

French

ca. 1880

Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Button
Date: ca. 1880
Culture: French
Medium: enamel
Credit Line: From the Hanna S. Kohn Collection, 1951
Object Number: 51.47.1705–.1708
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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