Non-military mother-of-pearl buttons

Title:

Non-military mother-of-pearl buttons

Date:

1860

Description:

Assortment of non-military buttons made of mother-of-pearl, all following surface cleaning and desalination. Images show seven two-holed buttons in varying conditions, four four-holed buttons in varying conditions, forward face of one no-holed button with metal shank and brass hoop back, and the reverse side of one no-holed button with metal shank and brass hoop back.

Collection Title:

Hunley Artifact Collection – Personal Artifacts

Contributing Institution:

Friends of the Hunley

Media Type:

Objects

Personal or Corporate Subject:

H.L. Hunley (Submarine)

Topical Subject:

Buttons (Fasteners)--1860-1870 and Mother-of-pearl

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

HL-1479,HL-1560,HL-1678,HL-2309,HL-2334,HL-2340,HL-2342,HL-1925,HL-1927,HL-1962,HL-1965,HL-1930

Date Digital:

2002-12-30

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, Nikon E990

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2013, Friends of the Hunley. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Friends of the Hunley at 843.743.4865.

Admin ID:

34862