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Button

ca. 1690 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of buttons decorated with rose-cut rock crystals, set in silver, with enamel decoration on the reverse.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Button
  • Button
Materials and techniques
rose-cut rock crystals, set in silver, with enamel
Brief description
Pair of buttons decorated with rose-cut rock crystals, set in silver, with enamel decoration on the reverse, made in Western Europe, about 1690
Physical description
Pair of buttons decorated with rose-cut rock crystals, set in silver, with enamel decoration on the reverse.
Dimensions
  • Both height: 2.8cm
  • Width: 2.9cm
  • Depth: 1.2cm
Credit line
Given by Dame Joan Evans
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.78A&B-1975

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Record createdAugust 11, 2005
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