Floral Button Inserts

Maker
Unknown Maker
Production date
Circa 1940
Description
Quantity 9 Tiny glass Button inserts, which are affixed onto larger buttons for decorative display on clothing. The underside is flat and the topside is convex. On the underside of each one, a flower is engraved into the glass surface and then painted. 2 x lilly of the Valley, 1 x 4 leaf clover, 1 x Pansy, 2 x forget me not, 1 x daisy and 2 x strawberry plant. The container they are stored in is a small glass jar with a metal screw on lid. At the bottom of inside the jar is cotton wool.
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1940
Media/Materials
Glass, paint and metal
Measurements
Container Height: 46 mm Diameter: 15 mm Button Inserts : Diameter: 10 mm
Production place
Collection
Department collection type
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1962/27/105

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