Buttons

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Brass button with four fleurs-de-lis

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Brass button decorated with four fleurs-de-lis. The buttons NG-NM-7723-7, NG-NM-7723-8, and NG-NM-7723-10 are not identical. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7723-8; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique casting; measurements height 1.3 cm x diameter 1.6 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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button is held by Brukenthal National Museum. The museum record gives measurements mass: 4.3 g; metal fineness: 750 ‰; diameter along length: 2.8 cm; diameter across width: 1.4 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button — Buttons, Dalmatia, 1850-1899

1850-1899

Button in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number CIRC.22&A-1951), made in Dalmatia, dated 1850-1899. The museum's brief description reads: Pair of silver filigree toggle buttons, Dalmatia, 1850-1899.. Museum description: Silver, possibly silver-plated, filigree toggle button with crossover bar and oval link squeezed in the centre. The button is made of open filigree with a strip of wire round the centre with a braided cord on the outside. It is decorated with applied discs and granules, and has a flat facetted dome as a knop. The museum records it as Silver filigree, measuring Length 4.5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button — Six buttons with pastoral scenes, Dieppe, ca. 1780 - ca. 1800

ca. 1780 - ca. 1800

Button in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 860 to E-1870), made in Dieppe, dated ca. 1780 - ca. 1800. The museum's brief description reads: Set of six buttons, carved ivory on tinsel with glass and metal mounts, depicting amorini and shepherdesses in landscapes, French (Dieppe), ca. 1780-1800. Museum description: Set of six carved ivory buttons each depicting an amorini or shepherdess in a landscape, on a red tinsel background on metal buttons with glass covers. The museum records it as Carved ivory on red tinsel, mounted in glass and gilt metal, measuring Diameter 3.6 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button (5 of 5), Hungary, 1811–1916

1811–1916

Button (5 of 5), Hungary, 1811–1916 is an object recorded by Cleveland Museum of Art, dated 1811–1916. The museum record gives material recorded as metal and enamel; measurements Diameter: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); place associated: Hungary. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button (8 items), domed, of brown and beige plastic (celluloid?) with copper eye

c. 1905 - c. 1915

Eight large domed buttons of brown and beige plastic (celluloid). The Netherlands, c. 1910(?). The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1994-16-A; its record gives material recorded as celluloid (cellulosic), copper (metal); technique casting; measurements height 1.8 cm x diameter 3 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button (Cleveland Museum of Art 1946.259)

500s

The decorative technique known as granulation had been used in Etruscan, Greek, and Roman jewelry well before this Byzantine piece was made. Granulation is when tiny spheres or “granules” are attached to a piece. It can be seen here in in a rock crystal button decorated with a six-pointed star, with a simply set garnet in the center. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1946.259: Button, 500s. Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century. Rock crystal with a garnet mounted in a gold granulated star; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button (Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.490.1)

after 1896

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1966.490.1: Button, after 1896. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), August Wilhelm Holmström (Russian, 1929–1903). Gold, enamel, diamonds; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Inscribed: inscribed: double-headed eagle; Fabergé; St. Petersburg, Moscow (all in Cyrillic; inside lid of box).. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button (Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.490.2)

after 1896

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1966.490.2: Button, after 1896. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), August Wilhelm Holmström (Russian, 1929–1903). Gold, enamel, diamonds; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Inscribed: inscribed: double-headed eagle; Fabergé; St. Petersburg, Moscow (all in Cyrillic; inside lid of box).. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button (Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.490.3)

after 1896

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1966.490.3: Button, after 1896. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), August Wilhelm Holmström (Russian, 1929–1903). Gold, enamel, diamonds; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Inscribed: inscribed: double-headed eagle; Fabergé; St. Petersburg, Moscow (all in Cyrillic; inside lid of box).. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button (Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.490.4)

after 1896

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1966.490.4: Button, after 1896. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), August Wilhelm Holmström (Russian, 1929–1903). Gold, enamel, diamonds; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Inscribed: double-headed eagle; Fabergé; St. Petersburg, Moscow (all in Cyrillic; inside lid of box).. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button consisting of a round sphere with a copper wire eye

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Button consisting of a round sphere with a copper wire eye. Textile remnants are attached to the button. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7838-1; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), yarn, glass; technique casting; measurements height 0.9 cm x diameter 1.8 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button decorated with fleurs-de-lis

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Button, decorated with fleurs-de-lis. The buttons NG-NM-7723-7, NG-NM-7723-8 and NG-NM-7723-10 are not identical. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7723-7; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); measurements height 1.4 cm x diameter 1.2 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button from the wreck of the East Indiaman Hollandia

1700 - in or before 1743-08-13

Button. Button; (1) flat base with moulded rim (1.7d), loop-shank, domed stone setting. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-1980-27-H-3179; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); measurements height 0.8 cm x diameter 1.7 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button made of silver-coloured metal and paste

c. 1800 - c. 1900

Button of silver-coloured metal and paste. Six rotating, openwork metal spokes with three paste stones surround a large central stone. Copy of an eighteenth-century button. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1967-70-B; its record gives material recorded as metal, paste (glass); technique grinding, forging; measurements diameter 2 cm x height 0.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button of braided fabric

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Button of braided fabric, presumably made of white/yellow cotton. The button is slightly convex on top. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7837; its record gives material recorded as textile materials; measurements height 0.9 cm x diameter 1.8 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button of copper and wood, as a fret-sawn, applied copper trophy, with a cuirass

c. 1900

Button of copper and wood. Fret-sawn, applied trophy of copper, consisting of a breast cuirass suspended from a ribbon, over crossed sabre, sword, poniard, and revolver. On a smooth, grained brown wooden ground, with a raised copper rim. Fancy button. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1967-74; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), wood (plant material); technique forging, cutting; measurements diameter 3.2 cm x height 1 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button of copper with paste

c. 1910

Button of copper with paste. Set within a six-lobed border is an openwork grid filling, each intersection set with a brilliant-cut paste stone. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1967-68; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal), paste (glass); technique grinding, forging; measurements diameter 2.8 cm x height 0.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button of enamel on copper 'Simon de Witt'

c. 1970

Round button of enamel on copper 'Simon de Witt'. The letters are white on a red ground. On the reverse are two round eyes. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-2010-2-353; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); measurements diameter 2.4 cm x height 0.8 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button of silver-coloured metal and paste

c. 1700 - c. 1800

Button of silver-coloured metal and paste. Six swirling, openwork metal spokes set with three paste stones surround a large central stone. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1967-70-A; its record gives material recorded as metal, paste (glass); technique grinding, forging; measurements diameter 2 cm x height 0.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button with a large stone in the centre around which are eight small ones on curved spokes

c. 1800

Four buttons of silver and paste. Decorated with eight curved spokes with small paste stones, radiating from 1 large stone in the centre. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1967-69; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal), paste (glass); technique grinding, forging; measurements diameter 2 cm x height 0.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button with four fleurs-de-lis

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Button, decorated with four fleurs-de-lis. The buttons NG-NM-7723-7, NG-NM-7723-8, and NG-NM-7723-10 are not identical. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7723-10; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); measurements height 2 cm x diameter 1.6 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button-Based Situla (Cleveland Museum of Art 1960.35.1)

900–700 BCE

The metalworkers of Luristan provided the Assyrian empire with elaborate bronze ornaments and vessels. These two situla are decorated symmetrically---one with ibexes drinking from an overflowing water jar; the other, with sphinxes. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1960.35.1: Button-Based Situla, 900–700 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, repoussé, punched, incised; diameter: 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button-Based Situla (Cleveland Museum of Art 1960.35.2)

900–700 BCE

The metalworkers of Luristan provided the Assyrian empire with elaborate bronze ornaments and vessels. These two situla are decorated symmetrically---one with ibexes drinking from an overflowing water jar; the other, with sphinxes. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1960.35.2: Button-Based Situla, 900–700 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, repoussé, punched, incised; diameter: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.); overall: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button-Based Situlas (Cleveland Museum of Art 1960.35)

900–700 BCE

The metalworkers of Luristan provided the Assyrian empire with elaborate bronze ornaments and vessels. These two situla have symmetrical decoration—one with ibexes drinking from an overflowing water jar; the other, with sphinxes. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1960.35: Button-Based Situlas, 900–700 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Bronze, repoussé, punched, incised; diameter: 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button, 1868 - 1912

1868 - 1912

Spherical button, hollow and thin-walled, flattened at the top and bottom; several openings; in relief on the top. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as AK-MAK-1421; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), copper (metal), gilding (material); technique gild; measurements height 1.5 cm x diameter 2 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button, conical with ribs and a leaf-shaped eye

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Button, conical in shape with six ribs meeting at a point and a leaf-shaped eye. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7723-2; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements height 1.8 cm x diameter 1 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button, conical with ribs and leaf-shaped eye

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Button, conical in shape with six ribs meeting at a point and a leaf-shaped eye. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7723-1; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements height 1.9 cm x diameter 1.2 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Button, Czech Republic, Slovakia, 1900-1949

1900-1949

Button in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number T.33-1971), made in Czech Republic, Slovakia, dated 1900-1949. The museum's brief description reads: Composition button mounted on card, set with paste diamond, made in Czech Republic or Slovakia, 1900-1949. Museum description: Circular flat topped button with diamond paste set in a black composition collar through which there are holes for attachment. Mounted on card printed in blue with Prince of Wales feathers overprinted with 'The Royal button Cabinet'. Below it says 'Made in Czechoslovakia.' The museum records it as Composition and paste gemstone, measuring Diameter 0.6 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Czech Republic, Slovakia, ca. 1920

ca. 1920

Button in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number T.44-1971), made in Czech Republic, Slovakia, dated ca. 1920. The museum's brief description reads: Four wooden ball buttons, made in Czech Republic or Slovakia, ca. 1920, mounted on card. Museum description: Four wooden ball buttons decorated with painted flowers in red, blue and yellow. There are holes going through the back of the button for fastening. Mounted on card The museum records it as Wood, measuring Diameter 1.5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, France, 1789-1790

1789-1790

Button, France, 1789-1790 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1789-1790. The museum's brief description reads: Silk satin, copperplate-printed portrait of a political figure from the French Revolution; France, about 1790. Museum description: This is one button of a set of eighteen (nos. T.39 to 39Q-1948). At this period sets of men's suit buttons were often topical in design. These are set with satin printed with the likeness and names of persons politically prominent in the early stages of the French Revolution. Some of them are: the advocate Louis-Ferdinand Bonnet (1760-1839), member of the States General and a leader of the anti-royalist party Le Comte Charles Malo François de Lameth (1757-1832), writer, orator and political reformer Dominique-Joseph Garat le jeune (1749-1833), orator and constitutional reformer Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, Comte Mirabeau (1749-91), Director-General of finance to Louis XVI, Charles-Frederick Necker (1726-1804), President of the Constituent Assembly Jacques-Guillaume Thouret (1746-94). The museum record gives material recorded as gilt metal, glass, silk satin; measurements Diameter 1.5 in; Height 13 mm; Diameter 38.2 mm; place associated: France. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, France, 1789-1790

1789-1790

Button, France, 1789-1790 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1789-1790. The museum's brief description reads: Silk satin, copperplate-printed portrait of a political figure from the French Revolution; France, about 1790. Museum description: This is one button of a set of eighteen (nos. T.39 to 39Q-1948). At this period sets of men's suit buttons were often topical in design. These are set with satin printed with the likeness and names of persons politically prominent in the early stages of the French Revolution. Some of them are: the advocate Louis-Ferdinand Bonnet (1760-1839), member of the States General and a leader of the anti-royalist party Le Comte Charles Malo François de Lameth (1757-1832), writer, orator and political reformer Dominique-Joseph Garat le jeune (1749-1833), orator and constitutional reformer Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, Comte Mirabeau (1749-91), Director-General of finance to Louis XVI, Charles-Frederick Necker (1726-1804), President of the Constituent Assembly Jacques-Guillaume Thouret (1746-94). The museum record gives material recorded as gilt metal, glass, silk satin; measurements Diameter 1.5 in; Height 13 mm; Diameter 38.2 mm; place associated: France. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Froner Plastics Ltd, London, ca. 1949

ca. 1949

Button, Froner Plastics Ltd, London, ca. 1949 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1949. The museum's brief description reads: Plastic button, transparent with central brass raised disc, 1940s, British. Museum description: Transparent plastic, probably cellulose acetate, circular button with stamped, raised metal disc attached by loop of wire through central hole. The back of the button has a carved pattern of lines around the edges. The museum record gives material recorded as cellulose acetate, metal; measurements height 10.3 cm; diameter 2.2 cm; place associated: London. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Hungary, 1811–1916

1811–1916

Button, Hungary, 1811–1916 is an object recorded by Cleveland Museum of Art, dated 1811–1916. The museum record gives material recorded as metal and enamel; measurements Diameter: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); place associated: Hungary. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Hungary, 1811–1916

1811–1916

Button, Hungary, 1811–1916 is an object recorded by Cleveland Museum of Art, dated 1811–1916. The museum record gives material recorded as metal and enamel; measurements Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.); place associated: Hungary. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Hungary, 1811–1916 (1916.629.4)

1811–1916

Button in The Cleveland Museum of Art (accession 1916.629.4), classified by the museum as Jewelry, from Hungary, dated 1811–1916. The museum records the material and technique as metal and enamel. Measurements: Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, London, 1940-1945

1940-1945

Button in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number C.281:1-2017), made in London, dated 1940-1945, attributed to Lucie Rie. The museum's brief description reads: Glass Button by Orplid Glassworks, green glass with impressed decoration of a bear in gold, London, 1940-1945.. Museum description: Glass buttons attached with a metal clasp, impressed decoration of a bear in gold on green glass The museum records it as Glass button, impressed decoration, measuring Diameter 1.8 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Lucie Rie, Great Britain, 1945-1948

1945-1948

Button, Lucie Rie, Great Britain, 1945-1948 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1945-1948. The museum's brief description reads: Ceramic button, designed and made by Lucie Rie, Great Britain, 1945-1948. Museum description: Ceramic button in green. The museum record gives material recorded as ceramic; measurements Width 7 cm; place associated: Great Britain; maker recorded: Lucie Rie. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Lucie Rie, London, 1940-1945

1940-1945

Button, Lucie Rie, London, 1940-1945 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1940-1945. The museum's brief description reads: Glass Button by Orplid Glassworks, silver with an impressed depiction possibly of a spindle, London, 1940-1945.. Museum description: Glass button, silver with impressed depiction, possibly of a spindle The museum record gives material recorded as glass; measurements Diameter 3.7 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: Lucie Rie. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Lucie Rie, London, 1940-1945

1940-1945

Button, Lucie Rie, London, 1940-1945 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1940-1945. The museum's brief description reads: Glass Button by Orplid Glassworks, silver with impressed depiction of two rearing horses, London, 1940-1945.. Museum description: Glass button, silver with impressed depiction of two rearing horses The museum record gives material recorded as glass; measurements Diameter 4.3 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: Lucie Rie. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Lucie Rie, London, 1940-1945

1940-1945

Button, Lucie Rie, London, 1940-1945 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1940-1945. The museum's brief description reads: Glass Button by Orplid Glassworks, bronze with impressed depiction of two rearing horses, London, 1940-1945.. Museum description: Glass button, bronze with impressed depiction of two rearing horses The museum record gives material recorded as glass; measurements Diameter 4.3 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: Lucie Rie. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, Malta, 1775-1798

1775-1798

Button in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 1467A-1873), made in Malta, dated 1775-1798. The museum's brief description reads: Man's conical silver toggle button, Malta, 1775-1798.. Museum description: Conical silver toggle button, with oval link, and wire bar crossed over in the centre to form the loop. The button is made of sheet silver, decorated on the front with a rosette of applied wire, with a small filigree rosette at the top. There is a band of open twisted wire between the body of the button and its front. The museum records it as Silver sheet with applied and open filigree, measuring Length 60 mm; Width 44 mm; Diameter 20 mm; length 37 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Button, round flattened with decorative pattern

c. 1590 - c. 1596

Button, round flattened in shape with decorative pattern. Imitation of a thread-woven button. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-7723-5; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements height 1.2 cm x diameter 1.2 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Buttons (Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.490)

after 1896

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1966.490: Buttons, after 1896. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), August Wilhelm Holmström (Russian, 1929–1903). Gold, enamel, diamonds; diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Inscribed: inscribed: double-headed eagle; Fabergé; St. Petersburg, Moscow (all in Cyrillic; inside lid of box).. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Cuff link, India, c. 1850

c. 1850

Cuff link in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 08573:1/(IS) to 08573:6/(IS)), made in India, dated c. 1850. The museum's brief description reads: Sleeve links, six in a bag, various agates and jaspers, cut and polished, one damaged with fragment missing; India, c. 1850.. Museum description: Circular studs/sleeve links of similar size, each with a domed top half and a flat bottom half, separated by a deep channel down to an integral central, spindle. One has a broken base with a fragment missing. Various colours. The museum records it as Bloodstone, moss agate and a mottled jasper, cut and polished using abrasives., measuring Diameter 20.6 & 19.1 mm; Height 11.4 mm; Diameter 6.2 mm; Diameter 20.5 & 19.0 mm; Height 11.2 mm; Diameter 7.0 mm; Diameter 20.2 & 19.2 mm; Height 19.8 mm; Diameter 7.0 mm; Diameter 19.7 & 18.3 mm;…. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Flat button with radial pattern, enameled (?), 1600

1600

Flat button with radial pattern, enameled (?) is held by Museum Rotterdam (Netherlands), dated 1600. Description supplied by the holding institution: Round, flat button, back with a pierced shank. Front in relief: seven radially oriented triangles, within each triangle a quatrefoil. Background cross-hatched. Probably inlaid with enamel. The collection record gives material recorded as Material: brass; Material: enamel; Material: metal; measurements 0.5cm hg; 2.5cm dm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Medal button, button with inscription "Republique Francaise", 1795

1795

Medal button, button with inscription "Republique Francaise" is held by Museum Rotterdam (Netherlands), dated 1795. Description supplied by the holding institution: Round flat button with a fastening loop on the reverse. Obverse in low relief: within a corded border circle two oak branches and a fence, surmounted by a Phrygian cap. The collection record gives material recorded as Material: copper; Material: metal; measurements 0.4cm hg; 2.4cm dm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Medium button

Medium button is held by National Museum of Romanian History. Museum description: Medium button, cylindrical, with hemispherical cap, chased and openworked with vegetal motifs and seven turquoises, one larger in the center and six smaller around it. In the area of the base, a metal sheet was soldered with an attachment ring in the central part. Shows scratches in several places. The museum record gives measurements H: 3 cm; D: 2.3 cm; W: 7.84 g. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.