BUTTONHOOK
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- GLOVE HOOK
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- STEEL, IVORY
- Catalogue Number
- P19641039000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- GLOVE HOOK
- Date Range From
- 1890
- Date Range To
- 1900
- Materials
- STEEL, IVORY
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 8.2
- Description
- STEEL HOOK, IVORY HANDLE CARVED IN RINGS. SLIGHT STAINING ON HANDLE. UPDATE 19 DECEMBER 2012: THIS OBJECT WAS FOUND TO BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED DUE TO ITS CELLULOSE NITRATE COMPOSITION IN THE LATE FALL OF 2012. IT AND A HANDFUL OF OTHER OBJECTS SUFFERED CORROSION BECAUSE OF THE OFF GASSING OF NITRIC ACID. THE DETERMINATION OF A CAUSE OF THE CORROSION AND THE SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT OF AFFECTED OBJECTS WAS ASSISTED BY AN AUTHORITY AT THE CANADIAN CONSERVATION INSTITUTE IN OTTAWA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE OBJECTS’ TREATMENT AND PRE & POST-TREATMENT PHOTOS, PLEASE SEE THIS OBJECT’S PERMANENT FILE.
- Subjects
- CLOTHING-ACCESSORY
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- USED TO FASTEN WOMEN'S GLOVE BUTTONS. REF: MONTGOMERY WARDCATALOG 1894-5.
- Catalogue Number
- P19641039000
- Acquisition Date
- 1964-06
- Collection
- Museum
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