Button with Signs of the Zodiac
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Late 18th century
This object is a circular decorative button made of jasperware stoneware. It features a blue ground adorned with applied white relief ornamentation. The central boss is framed by concentric borders and a radiating floral rosette pattern, surrounded by an outer blue band displaying various signs of the zodiac framed by draped beaded swags tied with ribbons. The outer perimeter is mounted with a smooth, light-toned rim.
The button was produced by the Wedgwood Manufactory in Burslem, England, and dates to the late 18th century. It measures approximately 0.7 cm in depth and 4.2 cm in diameter (1/4 by 1 5/8 inches).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The button belongs to The Frank W. Gunsaulus Collection of Old Wedgwood.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Stoneware (jasperware)
- Dimensions
- 0.7 × 4.2 cm (1/4 × 1 5/8 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Wedgwood Manufactory, England, founded 1759
- Place recorded
- Burslem
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Button with Signs of the Zodiac
- Museum object number
- 1912.1220
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.