Buttonsplus

This button is known as “crystalized tin” and dates from the late 19th century. It is first lacquered in a dark colour then the design is etched through the colour to reveal the tin base showing a frosty silvery image. This particular button has a figure on it. It is not a very big button and is hard to photograph.

This set of six porcelain buttons were handmade in 2007 by Tracey Sharkey of Victoria. They are real Australiana depicting a cockatoo, kookaburra and blue wren, also a koala, platypus and green frog. The porcelain is a crisp white and I believe they are transfer printed.

These four colourful porcelain buttons were handmade by Jennifer Warburton of Phillip Island, Victoria in 2012. They are quite unique with their sort of embossed designs made under the label Embellish a Little. They took my fancy .

I do not know if these buttons were made in Cambodia or not but the fabrics look different. As the card says they are made to help Khmer women to better their lives. They were given to me by a friend and I don’t know where she bought them. The fabrics remind me a little of aboriginal designs so perhaps they are native to Cambodia.

Here is a Cut Steel button which has the steels graduating around the edge from small to large and one large one in the centre. It has brass filigree work in between making up a rather nice button. It has a brass loop shank and measures 3 cm.

These Paste buttons were bought new in China in 2013. They were part of a button collection which I bought a few years ago. I am not a glitzy person so would not have bought them otherwise but they add to my collection anyway.

Here are two modern coconut shell buttons which have been painted in an abstract way. You can see the flaws in the shell which makes them really natural. There are still coconut shell buttons in the shops currently so many have been made over the years. They have been natural, painted, etched and various methods used to make them different.

Here are two Victorian Celluloid buttons which I like. The one on the right has very delicate filigree work in a floral design atop a fawn background. The other one has a circle of glass stones in the centre surrounded by a black/cream background with a rather nice border. They are quite a nice size at 3 cm.

I think these two buttons are quite old having a thread back. The fabric is a type of brocade in purple, burgundy, red and fawn colours and looks quite rich. I like them. They measure a little over 1 1/2 cm.

Here are three fairly basic celluloid buttons with multicoloured designs. They are all sew through type and measure a little under 2 cm. I have them mounted on a fabric banner with other similar buttons in Autumn tonings. They make quite a nice display.