All things buttons & more …
Here is a Porcelain button with the portrait of Beatrix Potter ( 1866-1943 ) an English children’s book author and illustrator of the time. The other two buttons are plastic and feature two characters from her well known and loved books from all over the world. She led a lonely life and loved all her pet animals which inspired her to create the characters in her books.
These buttons have been covered with snakeskin and have a tin back and loop shank. They have been coated with a high gloss finish which makes the pattern stand out well.
These glass beads were made by a lady at the bead shop at the Bendigo Pottery Complex. I enjoy watching her at work making all sorts of small glass items.
At present I am on holidays in Gippsland with my friend Margaret. The other day we went for a drive to Noojee in West Gippsland. We stopped off at Noojee Trestle Bridge nearby. It was lovely in the bush surrounded by gum trees and tree ferns. The bridge was so tall and was built in the early 1900’s.
We have just had our little local Button Group Xmas wind up for this year where we exchange a button or button related item.
This little Porcelain miniature was my gift. It is a little English Button Shop and was made by Birchcroft of England. I have some porcelain buttons also made by them.
Here is a colourful Micro Mosaic button probably from Italy. How time consuming it must be creating a design with the minute pieces of glass. It is set into a metal backing.
This is an interesting button combining brass, paste and glass. It has a small glass cameo of a lady’s head which unfortunately has been cracked. I still think it is a smart button.
I think this button is of silver with royal blue enamelling. It features a map of Australia and I bought it purely for that reason. It has a backmark which I cannot read.
This bracelet was a gift to me from some button friends. It combines buttons and scrabble tiles spelling the word buttons. I have used it several times when giving a button display at a function. It is rather unique.
Here is a button hook which I have just purchased. It has a bone handle. Also shown are some boot buttons; the button hook was used to do them up. They are probably from the early 1900’s.