Stud
1830-1850 (made)
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Silver buttons were an important element of traditional dress throughout Europe in the 19th century. Most had a loop on the back for attachment, but in Norway and Sweden stud buttons were also used. These were mainly worn by men, at the throat, to keep their shirts closed. They were often decorated with filigree.
The pattern on this stud button, of rings of coil rings and bands of wrapped wire surrounding a central knop, is very common on buttons of the late 18th and early 19th century. It was used in Norway and northern Germany as well as Sweden. Swedish silversmiths often replaced the central piece of silver with a coloured glass paste during the 19th century. The marks on the back are illegible, but it is typical of the kind of traditional jewellery worn in Skåne in the first half of the 19th century. Skåne province has the richest tradition of jewellery, and more was worn there than in any other district. Almost all the Swedish traditional jewellery at the V&A comes from Skåne.
The pattern on this stud button, of rings of coil rings and bands of wrapped wire surrounding a central knop, is very common on buttons of the late 18th and early 19th century. It was used in Norway and northern Germany as well as Sweden. Swedish silversmiths often replaced the central piece of silver with a coloured glass paste during the 19th century. The marks on the back are illegible, but it is typical of the kind of traditional jewellery worn in Skåne in the first half of the 19th century. Skåne province has the richest tradition of jewellery, and more was worn there than in any other district. Almost all the Swedish traditional jewellery at the V&A comes from Skåne.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt covered in applied filigree |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt stud button decorated with applied filigree, Skåne (Sweden), 1830-1850. |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt stud button, with a domed face entirely covered with rings of coil rings and rows of wire wrapped in spiral wire. There is a coil ring in the centre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Three illegible marks: one, a single character, and the other two, three letters in a rectangular frame. (On back.) |
| Summary | Silver buttons were an important element of traditional dress throughout Europe in the 19th century. Most had a loop on the back for attachment, but in Norway and Sweden stud buttons were also used. These were mainly worn by men, at the throat, to keep their shirts closed. They were often decorated with filigree. The pattern on this stud button, of rings of coil rings and bands of wrapped wire surrounding a central knop, is very common on buttons of the late 18th and early 19th century. It was used in Norway and northern Germany as well as Sweden. Swedish silversmiths often replaced the central piece of silver with a coloured glass paste during the 19th century. The marks on the back are illegible, but it is typical of the kind of traditional jewellery worn in Skåne in the first half of the 19th century. Skåne province has the richest tradition of jewellery, and more was worn there than in any other district. Almost all the Swedish traditional jewellery at the V&A comes from Skåne. |
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| Accession number | 498-1886 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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