Buttonsplus

These three different coloured bakelite buttons are edged with applejuice bakelite. They are a little different being square. They are a sew through type and I guess you could say they have a sort of art deco look about them.

I was given these buttons in amongst a tin of buttons from a relation many years ago. They are elongated oval shape with a lovely purple coloured glass stone set in the fine decorative brass border. They are rather nice.

Here are three white metal buttons each with a different coloured gemstone in the middle and small ones around the edge. They are quite heavy and would need to be used on a solid heavy fabric. They are domed and hollow at the back with a metal loop shank. They measure about 2 1/2 cm.

These two Uranium glass buttons are realistic flower buttons. They glow quite green with the UV light shining on them. They are painted silver on the back and have a brass four way shank. They measure 2 cm.

These two buttons are modern and made of plastic with a wound braid centre of the same colour resembling a rose. One is terracotta and the other olive green. They are rather chunky so would only be suitable for a jacket or cape I think. If only they could tell.

This is not a pretty button but it would be interesting to know what it represents. It is of black fabric with a brass centre featuring a head. To me it appears as though there is a chieftan’s headress so is it an American Indian? It has a tin back and loop shank and measures 3 cm. I am not sure what type of garment it would be worn on. I have had it for quite some time and don’t remember where I got it from.

Here are two very old fabric covered buttons. The fabrics are a sort of brocade in lovely colours which don’t really show up to their best advantage. Neither has a shank but a thread back where you need to stitch under a few threads to be able to secure the button to the garment.

Here are three modern enamel buttons with a sort of geometric design. The colours are much richer in reality. If I remember rightly I got them at a local Opp Shop quite a few years ago. They measure 2 cm. The days of getting good buttons at Opp Shops are over now as they hardly ever have buttons for sale any more. What a pity.

This is rather a nice enamel button I feel with a black background and a group of pink and blue flowers which stand out nicely. It has a border of Cut Steels and you can see on the back where they have been rivetted in separately. It measures 3 cm so is a nice size too.

Here is a little group of Black Glass buttons which have a painted design on them. It is not easy to find them with the paintwork in good order as it wears off over time. The painted designs I think would limit the choices of fabric they could be used on; maybe just a plain colour. All of these buttons have a self shank and measure a little over 1 1/2 cm. Black glass buttons do not photograph well and are better in reality.