Button
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Late 18th century
This circular button consists of a ceramic medallion mounted within a metal setting bordered by small faceted beads. The central medallion features a classical figurative motif executed in white relief against a light blue ground, depicting two standing figures positioned closely together in an embrace.
The button is made of stoneware (jasperware) and measures 0.5 cm in depth and 2.3 cm in diameter (3/16 by 7/8 inches). It was produced in Burslem, England, by the Wedgwood Manufactory, an enterprise founded in 1759. The object dates to the late 18th century and reflects the manufacture's production of decorative apparel accessories featuring relief-ornamented jasperware plaques.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
This button forms part of The Frank W. Gunsaulus Collection of Old Wedgwood.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Stoneware (jasperware)
- Dimensions
- 0.5 × 2.3 cm (3/16 × 7/8 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
- Museum object number
- 1912.1223
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.