Button
1939-1945 (made)
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Button of silver gilt. Flower-shaped. The design consists of five lumps of metal of roughly leaf shape, and with coarsely finished surfaces. Each leaf has a stalk which curves back, and all the stalks are soldered together and form a shank for sewing purposes. Reference number 665.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver gilt |
| Brief description | Button of silver gilt, designed by François Victor Hugo for Schiaparelli, France, 1939-1945 |
| Physical description | Button of silver gilt. Flower-shaped. The design consists of five lumps of metal of roughly leaf shape, and with coarsely finished surfaces. Each leaf has a stalk which curves back, and all the stalks are soldered together and form a shank for sewing purposes. Reference number 665. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr L. V. Beck |
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| Accession number | T.131-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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