George Washington Inaugural Button Set — Pewter Buttons Martha Washington convinced her husband

Martha Washington convinced her husband to sit again to the artist in 1796

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George Washington Inaugural Button Set — Pewter Buttons Martha Washington convinced her husbandUpdated on October 2, 2025: This has been sold. This set of pewter buttons was made by Stieff for the Smithsonian and contains three coat buttons and four sleeve buttons. This design is based on one of the designs for Washington inaugural buttons showing the 13 linked states or chain of states. We've offered these before, so they're not nearly as rare as most of the items we offer in Rare Finds, but they are lovely and add a distinctive historical