Button, Fratti, Milan, 1945
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1945
Button of gilt metal in the form of a moustached head wearing a helmet against a sunburst Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014" SUN BUTTONS Fratti, 1945 Gilded metal In addition to clothes, Giorgini arranged for specialists to show accessories. Tables for vendors were set up, convention-style, at nearby locations. Press reports indicate that Fratti, the maker of these buttons, took part in the first event in 1951. GIVEN BY MRS FULVIA LEWIS V&A: T.227 TO C-1985
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials and techniques
- Gilt metal
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Fratti
- Place recorded
- Milan
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O293649
- Museum object number
- T.227-1985
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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