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Button

Title	Button
Date	18th century 18th century
Medium	metal
Origin	French French
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Mrs. Reginald P. Rose, 1976
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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