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Attributed to:
Agostino Brunias, Italian, ca. 1730–1796  Search this
For:
Toussaint L'Ouverture  Search this
Medium:
Gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metal
Dimensions:
H x diam.: 1 x 3.7 cm (3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Decorative Arts
Button
Place depicted:
Haiti
Date:
late 18th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Button depicting scene of three figures in a garden. A light-skinned woman, nude but for a shawl around her waist, stands before a servant in a white dress holding a tray with bottles and a female child also in a white dress holding a parasol.
Credit Line:
Gift of R. Keith Kane from the Estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes
Accession Number:
1949-94-16
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c5ff7632-8de2-4b0a-80e0-32931bfeb76f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1949-94-16