Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button (dress shirt stud); Button
Object Number:
Z.2028
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Marble, chalcedony, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Dress shirt stud (button) of Florentine mosaic; black marble oval inlaid with various chalcedonies; framed in gold with twisted-wire decoration; gold finding.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




