Replica Button
MakerMade by
Scovill Manufacturing Company
(American)
Mediumgold-plated metal; paper; cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (button diameter): 7/8in. (2.2cm)
Component (height x width of card): 3 × 2in. (7.6 × 5.1cm)
Component (height x width x depth of box): 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (1.3 × 5.7 × 8.3cm)
ClassificationsHistorical Events
Credit LineGift of Kenneth T. Howell
Object number1986.50.3a-e
DescriptionA replica button of the button presented to the Marquis de Lafayette in 1824 by the Leavenworth, Hayden and Scovill Manufacturing Company. The button (d) is in its original gold box (a & e) with a pamphlet (b) and piece of tissue paper (c). The button has a relief image of George Washington on the front. The button is pinned to a black piece of cardboard with a gold design.
Status
Not on view
1800-1815
