Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Collar buttons
Object Number:
Z.2163ab
Date:
1884-1920
Medium:
Gold plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: reverse of shank: "KREMENTZ / PLATE"
Description:
Pair of gold-plated circular one-piece collar buttons with circular shank on reverse.
Gallery Label:
These collar buttons were made in Newark, New Jersey by Krementz & Company, which was founded in 1866 by George Krementz. Krementz invented new articles and the machinery with which to produce them, including the one-piece collar button in 1884.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
