Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collar button
Object Number:
Z.2131
Date:
1884-1920
Medium:
Gold, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 5/8 in. ( 1.6 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: reverse of shank: "KREMENTZ / PLATE"
Description:
Gold-plated collar button with large circular shank.
Gallery Label:
This one-piece collar button was made by Krementz & Company in Newark, New Jersey, a company founded by George Krementz in 1866. He invented new articles and the machinery with which to manufacture them, including these one-piece collar buttons in 1884.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
