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Object name(s):
card
Brief description:
A white card covered with blue paper. Sewn on to the card with thread in 3 rows of 12 are 36 hand made white Dorset knob buttons (1982.6.1.2 - 1982.6.2.37). Written on the back of the card in copperplate writing is "(B2) Dorset Handmade buttons. Early 19thC", also scribbled in pencil, "4 1/2 dozon".
Collection:
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
Associated date:
1800 - 1830
Associated date:
early 19th Century
Associated place:
Dorset
Dimension:
length 2 in
Dimension:
width 5.25 in
Inscription content:
English "(B2) Dorset handmade buttons. Early 19thC." "4 1/2 dozen"
Inscription position:
back
Inscription type:
note written in ink
Inscription type:
note written in pencil
Material:
card
Material:
linen
Material:
wool
Material:
cotton
Material:
bone
Material:
horn
Object name:
card
Object number:
1982.6.2.1
Object production place:
Dorset
Responsible department/section:
Costume and Textile
Technique:
made

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/34cfeb9e-2c3a-3e78-9db4-ae48cd1eeb6f

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/34cfeb9e-2c3a-3e78-9db4-ae48cd1eeb6f, Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, CC BY-NC

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