Button
Unknown
Decorative Arts and Design
ARTIST
Unknown
MEDIUM
Metal, enamel
DATES
1983
DIMENSIONS
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On button edge: "photo courtesy Museum of the City of New York"; tiny Brooklyn Bridge logo in center.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
83.126.11
CREDIT LINE
Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Celebration commemorative memorabilia. Enameled photograph of Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn side, round, beige and gray; "Brooklyn Bridge" appears in half circle and beneath, "They Said It Couldn't Be Built." Clasp on verso.
Condition: some scratches and rubs on surface.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Unknown. Button, 1983. Metal, enamel, 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 83.126.11. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 83.126.11_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 83.126.11_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
Creative Commons-BY
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