Button
1939-1945 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Circular button made from copper and coloured enamels. The enamelling is marbled in blues and set into a plain copper pan. A shank is soldered onto the reverse for sewing purposes. Scratched onto the reverse is the number 'XXII'. Reference number 574.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled copper |
| Brief description | Circular button made from copper and coloured enamels, designed by François Victor Hugo for Schiaparelli, France, 1939-1945 |
| Physical description | Circular button made from copper and coloured enamels. The enamelling is marbled in blues and set into a plain copper pan. A shank is soldered onto the reverse for sewing purposes. Scratched onto the reverse is the number 'XXII'. Reference number 574. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'XXII' (Scratched onto the reverse) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr L. V. Beck |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.138-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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