Card of buttons and buckle
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1960s
This sample card holds twelve buttons and one buckle made of dark hardwoods, mounted on a rectangular backing card. The card features inscribed design numbers beneath grouped arrangements of the items, which are divided by drawn lines. The buttons are turned and carved with various decorative surface patterns, while the buckle is machined with curved edges, two central openings, and textured borders.
The backing card measures 30.3 cm in length and 22.6 cm in width. The maximum diameter among the buttons is 3.8 cm, and the buckle measures 3.2 cm in length. The materials are listed as card and wood, manufactured using turning, carving, and machining techniques. Dated to the 1960s, the set was possibly manufactured by John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd. in Great Britain, or alternatively imported from the Czech Republic or Slovakia.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The object is part of The Selwyn Slater Collection (museum numbers T.104 to 144-1984).
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Card and wood, turned and carved
- Dimensions
- Length: 30.3 cm; Width: 22.6 cm; Diameter (maximum): 3.8 cm; Length (buckle): 3.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Date: Text: Research required; Latest: Research required; Earliest: Research required; Note: Card inscribed with design numbers; Type: Research required; Medium: Research required; Method: Research required; Script: Research required; Content: Research required; Language: Research required; Position: Research required; Inscriber: Name: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Association: Id: Research required; Text: Research required; Description: Research required; Translation: Research required; Interpretation: Research required; Transliteration: Research required
- Maker recorded
- John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd.
- Place recorded
- Great Britain, Czech Republic, Slovakia
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
- Card of buttons and buckle
- Museum object number
- T.133-1984
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.