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 four figures in a landscape. Three women and a child wearing dresses. At center a light-skinned woman in jewelry and large turban topped with a sunhat.

Credit Line:

Gift of R. Keith Kane from the Estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes

Accession Number:

1949-94-18

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/kq4a62e3ef3-bce3-4652-b3f0-b5cbde5d32ef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1949-94-18