Toussaint Louverture, also known as Toussaint de Bréda, was a Haitian general who played an important role in the Haitian Revolution, the only known slave uprising in history which led to a fully ...

In the 1790s the buttons likely adorned the dressy waistcoat of the ultra-dressy uniform of Toussaint Louverture ... during the period of the French Revolution. Picture buttons were popular ...