Button
| Title | Button |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 1775 18th century |
| Medium | glass |
| Origin | French French |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | From the Hanna S. Kohn Collection, 1951 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Button” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 1775. It is executed in glass. In this archive it sits within the entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The period
Dated to ca. 1775. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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- Entomological plates ThemeThe history of entomological plates, illustrated
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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