All things buttons & more …
This group of Beatrix Potter buttons are porcelain and were made by Birchcroft of England.
I enjoy Beatrix Potter’s artwork and it is fun to have these buttons. I have read her life story and saw the film Miss Potter which was a great combination of real life and animation which I found most clever and fascinating.
The first button shows Beatrix herself and the other three are Hunca Munca, Samuel Whiskers and Mrs Tiggy Winkle. I also show the reverse with the Birchcroft Backmark.
These Realistic buttons are of two of Beatrix Potter’s story book characters, namely Jemima Puddleduck and Peter Rabbit.
I also show the page from the story of Peter Rabbit with the illustration of the Robin on the Shovel Handle just as the button depicts. Isn’t that just fascinating; the wonderful world of buttons.
The first button is a deep rich red square button of some type of plastic. It is a little over 4 cm and has a brass loop shank. The colour is much richer in reality.
The second one is a chunky moulded type of plastic in a real water melon colour which is eye catching. It measures 3 1/2cm and I show the grooved sew through shank at the back.
I do not know the age of these buttons but they are both fascinating in their own way.
Here are two more buttons bought in 2011 at The Button Shop in Brighton.
They are both gilt with fake “diamonds” set into them.
One has a swirly design with one stone in the middle and measures just over 2 1/2cm. The other has a hammered background with six small stones and is smaller at 2 cm.
How about some sketches for a change.
As I have said before, I love nature and take photos of all sorts of things. Not so long ago I finished my drawing journal picturing all things of nature. Here are three of my sketches from that journal.
These two metal buttons are pewter like in appearance.
The larger one shows a sort of crest with the words Forever New. The smaller one also has a crest with ARMEE MILITARE printed on it. I do not know the significance of these words. I guess they are just blazer buttons.
These square buttons are small, all being under 1 cm. The first ones have a bright coloured design on a white background.
The second group have a delicate pastel shade simple pattern on them.
Here are three plastic buttons of similar size (being a little under 3 1/2cm) They also have the same back and shank style. There are many types of plastics but I am not up with them all so generalize them to play safe. I wonder if these buttons are from the 1950’s or 60’s. (purely a guess)
These little log shaped buttons have been carved and I guess would have been cut off a long log shape of plastic. They may be of casein but I am not sure.
Both of these buttons are blonde horn, one having some carving and a brass centre, the other an embossed brass strip across it. They are approximately 2 1/2cm. in diameter.