Buttons Collection (#3)

Mrs. John Dart, ca. 1772-74. Creator: Jeremiah Theus
Mrs. John Dart, ca. 1772-74

Robert Shurlock (1772-1847), 1801. Creator: John Russell
Robert Shurlock (1772-1847), 1801

William Man Godschall (1720-1802), 1791. Creator: John Russell
William Man Godschall (1720-1802), 1791

Admiral Harry Paulet (1719 / 20-1794), Sixth Duke of Bolton. Creator: Francis Cotes
Admiral Harry Paulet (1719/20-1794), Sixth Duke of Bolton

Reynold Keen, ca. 1769. Creator: Matthew Pratt
Reynold Keen, ca. 1769

Madame La Comtesse du Barry, c1770s?, (1903). Creators: Unknown, Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet
Madame La Comtesse du Barry, c1770s?, (1903). Portrait of Jeanne Becu, Comtesse Du Barry (1743-1793), wearing jacket and lace collar

Mytens, (c1590-1648), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mytens, (c1590-1648), 1830. Daniel Mijtens (c1590-1648), knownas Daniel Mytens the Elder, Dutch portrait painter who spent most of his career working in England

Mazarine, (1602-1661), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mazarine, (1602-1661), 1830. Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-1661) Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as papal diplomat for Pope Urban VIII and chief minister to Louis XIII

Inigo Jones, (1573-1652), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Inigo Jones, (1573-1652), 1830. Inigo Jones (1573-1652) English architect who employed Vitruvian rules of proportion and symmetry to his buildings which include the Banqueting House at Whitehall

B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Creator: Unknown
B. Jonson, (c1572-1637), 1830. Benjamin Jonson (c1572-1637) English playwright and poet educated at Westminster School and the University of Cambridge who popularised the comedy of humours

Edward IV, (1442-1483), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Edward IV, (1442-1483), 1830. Edward IV (1442-1483) King of England 1461-1470 and again from 1471 to his death. He grew up during the Wars of the Roses and became the first Yorkist king

Borromeo, (1538-1584), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Borromeo, (1538-1584), 1830. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) Roman Catholic archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal

T. Astle, (1735-1803), 1830. Creator: Unknown
T. Astle, (1735-1803), 1830. Thomas Astle (1735-1803) English antiquary and palaeographer, in 1766 admitted as a fellow of the Royal Society

S. Arnold, (1740-1802), 1830. Creator: Unknown
S. Arnold, (1740-1802), 1830. Samuel Arnold (1740-1802) English composer and organist. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

General Arnold, (1741-1740], 1830. Creator: Unknown
General Arnold, (1741-1740], 1830. Benedict Arnold (1741-1740] American military officer who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War)

Alsop, (c1670-1726), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Alsop, (c1670-1726), 1830. Anthony Alsop (c1670-1726) English clergyman and Neo-Latin poet with a reputation for elegant Latin verse

M. P. Andrews, (1742-1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown
M. P. Andrews, (1742-1814), 1830. Miles Peter Andrews (1742-1814) English playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1814

Charles James Fox, c1780, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Charles James Fox, c1780, (c1884). Charles James Fox (1749-1806), British Whig educated at Eton College. Foreign Secretary, leader of the House of Commons, abolitionist

General John Sullivan, in cocked hat edged with braid and a gorget, c1770, (1937)
General John Sullivan, showing cocked hat edged with braid and a gorget, c1770, (1937). John Sullivan (1740-1795) Irish-American General in the Revolutionary War

Portrait of General Montgomery, showing a black silk stock, hair in queue, c1770, (1937). Richard Montgomery (1738-1775) Irish soldier of the British Army who later became a major general in

A portrait of General O. H. Williams, c1780, (1937). Creator: Unknown
A portrait of General O. H. Williams, c1780, (1937). Otho Holland Williams (1749-1794) Continental Army officer from Maryland in the American Revolutionary War

A portrait of Major-General Pinckney, c1790, (1937). Creator: Unknown
A portrait of Major-General Pinckney, c1790, (1937). Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746 -1825) American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran

Portrait of Thomas Penn, Colonial Governor, c1760, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Thomas Penn, Colonial Governor, c1760, (1937). Thomas Penn (1702-1775) founder of the Province of Pennsylvania

Doublet of black cloth trimmed with silk braid and crochet buttons, c17th century, (1937). From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan

A portrait of General Andrew Pickens, c1790, (1937). Creator: Unknown
A portrait of General Andrew Pickens, 1937. Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) militia leader in the American Revolution and a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina

A portrait of Major-General St. Clair, c1775, (1937). Creator: Unknown
A portrait of Major-General St. Clair, c1775, (1937). Arthur St Clair (1737-1818) Scottish-American soldier and politician who rose to the rank of major general in the Continental Army

Coat and breeches of silk trimmed with fancy braid, c1680, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Coat and breeches of silk trimmed with fancy braid fringed out at the ends and caught with buttons. Worn in reign of James II, c1680, (1937)

Coat and full breeches of dark red flowered silk, 1681, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Coat and full breeches of dark red flowered silk, 1681. Reign of Charles II, 1937. From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan

John Davis, the Proprietor of Bagnigge Wells, c1761-1799. Artist: James Scouler
John Davis, the Proprietor of Bagnigge Wells, c1761-1799

Merry Andrew, possibly a jester or fool, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Merry Andrew, a clown or buffoon, (c1688?). Cross-looking man dancing with one shoe and a ruff. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Hamasaka, a Kwakiutl chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front

Identification button used by Thomas Porter II, ca. 1820. Creator: Unknown
A round copper-alloy button with the initials " T*P" on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved persons shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II

Sir Thomas Overbury, c16th century, (1904)
Sir Thomas Overbury, c16th century (1904). Sir Thomas Overbury (c1581-1613), English poet and essayist. From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson. [Goupil & Co

Winfield Scott Schley, American admiral, 1898. Schley (1839-1911) commanded the US fleet at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War

George Dewey, American admiral, 1898. Dewey (1837-1917) is best known for commanding the US Navys Asiatic Squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American War

Mourning habits, 14th century, (1910). Mourning dress from the reign of Edward III (ruled 1327-1377). The men wear a tight-fitting cote-hardi, buttoned down the front

Amedee Courbet, French admiral, 1880. In May 1880 Courbet (1827-1885) was appointed Governor of New Caledonia. He later won several victories in the Tonkin Campaign (1883-1886)

Henri d Orleans, Duc d Aumale, 1890. Henri of Orleans, Duke of Aumale (1822-1897), was the fifth son of Louis-Philippe, the last King of France

Two Italian policemen, 1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Two Italian policemen, 1922. Stalwarts of Italys highly efficient police force. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Sir Robert Shore Milnes, late 18th-early 19th century (1910). Artist: George Romney
Sir Robert Shore Milnes, late 18th-early 19th century (1910). Milnes was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada from 1799 to 1805. Illustration from The Connoisseur (August 1910)

Torpedo Gunners Mate, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Torpedo Gunners Mate, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Duke Peter Frederick of Oldenburg, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
Duke Peter Frederick of Oldenburg, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

H. R. H Prince Christopher of Greece, 1908. Artist: WD & HO Wills
H.R.H Prince Christopher of Greece, 1908. Portraits of European Royalty, Willss Cigarette Cards, Bristol & London

Edward Baines, English newspaper-proprietor and politician

Buckles and Buttons: I am the thing, dem-me, 1777. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse

Steel Buttons, Coup de Bouton, 1777. A woman with an elaborate hairstyle is dazzled by extremely shiny buttons on a mans coat. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

General PGT Beauregard, Confederate Army general, 1862-1867. As commander of the forces in Charleston, South Carolina, Beauregard (1818-1893)

Policemen, Rotterdam, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Policemen, Rotterdam, 1898. Illustration from a book of photographs taken in Holland and Belgium by James Batkin, (1898)

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