Button
1939-1945 (made)
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Circular button of glazed earthenware. Domed in section. With a turquoise blue glaze ground and relief decoration of a bird on a branch in underglaze brown, black and lime green. At the back is a pinched-out section with a hole pierced through it for sewing purposes. Reference number 441 C.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Circular button of glazed earthenware, designed by François Victor Hugo for Schiaparelli, France, 1939-1945 |
| Physical description | Circular button of glazed earthenware. Domed in section. With a turquoise blue glaze ground and relief decoration of a bird on a branch in underglaze brown, black and lime green. At the back is a pinched-out section with a hole pierced through it for sewing purposes. Reference number 441 C. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr L. V. Beck |
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| Accession number | T.116-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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