Button card
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1970s
This object is a display card featuring 16 nylon buttons arranged in four rows of four. The buttons are circular with rope-patterned edges and are produced in black, white, and red. They are mounted upon a rectangular card covered in a bright red synthetic textile that exhibits a patterned, watered sheen. The buttons vary in size across the rows, reaching a maximum diameter of 2.2 cm.
The button card measures 30.3 cm in length and 20.3 cm in width. The buttons were manufactured by John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd. in Great Britain during the 1970s. The stylistic design of the buttons was copied directly from contemporary Czechoslovakian glass buttons of the era.
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
This card forms part of the Selwyn Slater Collection (museum reference T.104 to 144-1984).
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Button card
- Museum object number
- T.125-1984
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.