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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1953F3 |
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Collection: | Social History |
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Date: | 1770 - 1800 |
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Notes | This button is part of the Luckock Collection. Over 500 buttons collected by James Luckock, a jeweller and button maker in St Paul's Square, Birmingham in the 1780s. Dating from between around 1770 and 1830, they were made at a period when Birmingham buttons had an international reputation.The Luckcock Collection is almost entirely composed of buttons made to be worn on men's coats or waistcoats. | Bequeathed by Miss H I Ruddle. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 18th century |
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Medium: | Buttonmaker. |
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Material(s): | Steel |
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Place of Origin: | Birmingham, England |
Associated People | | Associated Places | | Dimensions | Diameter: | 33 mm |
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