Button
1900 (made)
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Circular button of silver plate, cast and hand-pierced. Relief design of a draped figure seated and facing right, handing a cup to a small winged boy or Cupid. The design may be intended to refer to St Cecelia and her harp. The button has a Rococo style border. There is a ring on the back, which is stamped with the registration number '352928'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver plate |
| Brief description | A button, silver plate and hand-pierced, with a seated figure. |
| Physical description | Circular button of silver plate, cast and hand-pierced. Relief design of a draped figure seated and facing right, handing a cup to a small winged boy or Cupid. The design may be intended to refer to St Cecelia and her harp. The button has a Rococo style border. There is a ring on the back, which is stamped with the registration number '352928'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '352928' (Stamped on ring at back of button) |
| Credit line | Given by Tracy Judith Hamshare and John Charles Hamshare |
| Object history | This button is the same as those in an incomplete set of buttons which were acquired with a fitted case in 1970 (T.92 to G-1970). While these buttons would have been made in multiples, it is just possible that it is the sixth button, completing the set, although donated 43 years later. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.17-2013 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2013 |
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