Not currently on display at the V&A

Button

1939-1945 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Button of silver gilt. It consists of wire looped up into circles and tendrils within a square-like shape and extending from the top with a circle sticking out of the centre of three sides. The wire has been beaten and soldered wherever it crosses itself. There is a shank for sewing purposes on the back. Reference number 299 GT.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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. It consists of wire looped up into circles and tendrils within a square-like shape and extending from the top with a circle sticking out of the centre of three sides. The wire has been beaten and soldered wherever it crosses itself. There is a shank for sewing purposes on the back. Reference number 299 GT.
Dimensions
  • Width: 5.6cm
  • Width: 2.25in
Credit line
Given by Dr L. V. Beck
Collection
Accession number
T.122-1965

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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