Jonathan Otis
Pair of Sleeve Buttons

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Maker Jonathan Otis (American, 1723–1791)American, 1723–1791

CultureAmerican

Titles

Pair of Sleeve Buttons

Datec. 1744–1775

Possible placeMiddletown, Connecticut, United States

Possible placeNewport, Rhode Island, United States

MediumGold

DimensionsEach: 1/2 × 1 × 1/8 in. (1.3 × 2.5 × 0.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object numberB.88.23.1,.2

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Metals Study Room

Exposé

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

COSTUME & ACCESSORIES

DescriptionSilversmith Jonathan Otis worked in Newport, Rhode Island, and Middletown, Connecticut. Craftsmen made sleeve buttons in a variety of materials, including silver, enamel, and gold. Octagonal buttons like this pair were popular during the middle years of the 1700s.
ProvenanceFred Roberts; [Argentum Antiques, San Francisco]; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Exhibition HistoryMuseum purchase from a dealer exhibiting at The Theta Charity Antique Show in Houston

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Mark of Jonathan Otis [Flynt and Fales 1968, p. 292, center mark]

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