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This button and buttonhook were recovered from a Clay County Middle Ceramic period village with a historic component near the surface. The black and brown china button is decorated in a bullseye pattern. Buttonhooks were used to aid in fastening tight buttons, often on boots or gloves.
Date: Between 1850 and 1920
Item Number: 472226
Call Number: 14CY30-452 & -454
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 472226
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Accessory - Button
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing - Clothing, Accessory - Buttonhook
Places - Counties - Clay
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