Here is a group of small various head buttons. They are mainly glass of various colours set in metal, the largest being 1 1/2 cm.
Once again such detail on such a small button.
HEADS ON BUTTONS
AUSTRIAN TINIES
Here are three nice buttons with some brown velvet and a leaf like design made from cut steels. I think the background may be brown Celluloid. It always amazes me at how much detail can be put into such a small button.
I really love these tiny little gems.
PLASTIC BUTTONS
These buttons were amongst those in the Collection that I recently bought.
I guess they are Acrylic or some type of plastic and are modern. They are realistic buttons of a flower and are a really brilliant red.
DRAWING JOURNAL
At the moment I am drawing in a nice journal given to me by Julie. It has handmade paper pages and I thought it would be great to draw all things of nature in it.
I visit my friend Di most Wednesday afternoons and we both draw. It is an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. We have music in the background so sing and talk as well, not forgetting a cup of tea.
I love nature and this is a nice way of recording it.
PERFUME BUTTONS
What a lovely bird design the large button is. It has velvet in the background which would be used to put on perfume.
The two smaller buttons are a similar design. The large one is just under 4 cm. and the smaller ones just over 1 1/2 cm.
These buttons are probably from the Victorian period.
GLASS AND METAL BUTTON
Being just under 3 cm this button has a lovely etched brass border.
A small white glass plaque featuring a flower has been inset in the centre. It has a tin back and brass loop shank.
WOODEN BUTTONS
These two wooden buttons are really chunky and were probably used on an overcoat. They have been carved.
Being of a natural material they would suit a thick tweed or houndstooth fabric I think. Who knows what garment they were on.
GLASS BUTTONS
Delicate is how I would describe these glass buttons.
They have a kind of stripey look in the glass but otherwise are quite plain.. They are in the shape of a shell.
GLASS BUTTON
This realistic glass flowers button has been painted in mauves and purples.
It would be really nice if the paintwork was in better condition but I got it in an opp shop so didn’t pay much for it.
NEW BUTTONS
While on the subject, here are a few more “new”buttons from my collection. They are so different from the buttons made a Century ago.
The buttons at No. 3 appear to have bits of grass or seeds embedded in them which is very interesting. In the 19th Century they made “Habitat”buttons with bits of grass, feathers or insects etc. mounted under glass or clear Celluloid. I do not have one but when I saw these new buttons it made me think of those I had seen in books.
The orange and cream buttons seem to be pressed or moulded with a floral design. The other three buttons I think may have been done with a laser, once more in a floral design.