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Object NameHorse harness button

Made FromGlass, Brass, Paint

Dateabout 1920

Place MadeEurope; probably England

TechniquePressed, cut, polished, stamped, printed, glued

SizeOverall H: 3.9 cm, Th: 2.2 cm

Accession Number95.3.67

Credit LineGift of Herbert C. Gross, Jr.

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent colorless glass, brass, paint; pressed, cut, polished, stamped, printed, glued soldered. Flat circular button consisting of a pressed and polished glass disk printed on the reverse with the monogram "G"; it is backed by thin brass foil staped with a regular pattern of alternating bars and dots; this is set into a brass frame with a high, U-shaped finding soldered vertically on the center of the back.
Provenance

Source Herbert C. Gross Jr. - 1995-11-01