Button
1939-1945 (made)
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Button of silver gilt. Roughly oval in shape and made from metal strips 5 cm wide. The button consists of two bundles of these strips packed together in doubled lengths to the depth or width of 0.25 inch, and one end of each has been fanned out and then hammered so that the doubled end is slightly flattened and twisted round showing the width of the metal strip. The other ends have been soldered together. The shank for sewing purposes is soldered onto the reverse side. Reference number 116 M.T.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver gilt, hammered and soldered |
| Brief description | Button of silver gilt, designed by François Victor Hugo for Schiaparelli, France, 1939-1945 |
| Physical description | Button of silver gilt. Roughly oval in shape and made from metal strips 5 cm wide. The button consists of two bundles of these strips packed together in doubled lengths to the depth or width of 0.25 inch, and one end of each has been fanned out and then hammered so that the doubled end is slightly flattened and twisted round showing the width of the metal strip. The other ends have been soldered together. The shank for sewing purposes is soldered onto the reverse side. Reference number 116 M.T. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr L. V. Beck |
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| Accession number | T.108-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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