Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cuff links and buttons set
Object Number:
Z.2302.4a-f
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Gold, marble, chalcedony
Dimensions:
overall (each button): 3/8 x 1/2 in. ( 1 x 1.3 cm )
overall (each link): 3/8 x 1/2 x 1 in. ( 1 x 1.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Circular cuff links and buttons set, with black marble and chalcendony mosaics set in gold frames with roped outer edges; mosaics depict a single butterfly per piece, each butterfly worked in different colors; the cuff links are of 2 pieces each, joined on the reverse at the shanks with metal bar; buttons have loop shanks on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
