Corner of Marguerite M. Maple Room. Just Buttons Museum, Southington, Conn.
PublisherPublished by
Artvue Post Card Co.
American
Datemid 20th century
MediumPhotomechanical print; printer's ink on postcard
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Beaches Museum & History Center
DescriptionTwo display cases are against the walls of a room with wainscotting and a window with Venetian blinds. Frames containing buttons hang on the walls. Wooden chairs are in the corners of the room.
Object number2011.56.0
InscribedOn recto, upper margin, printed in black ink: "CORNER OF MARGUERITE M. MAPLE ROOM. JUST BUTTONS MUSEUM, SOUTHINGTON, CONN."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Sarah C. Luscomb (1901-1995) was the owner and curator of the Just Buttons Museum. She began collecting buttons in 1938 after listening to a radio broadcast. In 1953, she opened the museum in one room of her 1750 home in Southington. The museum closed about 1978, when Mrs. Luscomb moved to Texas following the death of her husband. (Finlay 3/3/2011)
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Artvue Post Card Co.
1900-1950
Artvue Post Card Co.
