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Button

1945 (made)
Artist/Maker
Fratti (designer)
Place of origin
Milan (made)

Button of gilt metal in the form of a moustached head wearing a helmet against a sunburst


Object details

Category
Accessories
Object type
Button
Materials and techniques
Gilt metal
Gilt Metal
Brief description
Gilt metal button, Fratti, Milan, Italy, 1945
Physical description
Button of gilt metal in the form of a moustached head wearing a helmet against a sunburst
Gallery label
Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014" SUN BUTTONS Fratti, 1945 Gilded metal In addition to clothes, Giorgini arranged for specialists to show accessories. Tables for vendors were set up, convention-style, at nearby locations. Press reports indicate that Fratti, the maker of these buttons, took part in the first event in 1951. GIVEN BY MRS FULVIA LEWIS V&A: T.227 TO C-1985(05/04/2014-27/07/2014)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Fulvia Lewis
Subject depicted
Masks (Design Elements)
Associated objects
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.227C-1985

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Record createdSeptember 13, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1172180/button-fratti/
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