Button
1980s (made)
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Cloth of 17 buttons and one buckle on fabric. The buttons are in hand-turned, milled plain and marbled nylon and casein in a range of greens, olives and browns. One button is in imitation of knotted leather, another of marble, and two of horn. The circular belt slide is of marbled casein. The light green dove motif is probably one half of a two-piece belt fastening. Mounted on woollen cloth backed with green suede.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woollen cloth backed with suede, hand-turned and milled nylon, casein |
| Brief description | Cloth of 17 nylon and casein buttons and one buckle, John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd., Great Britain, 1980s |
| Physical description | Cloth of 17 buttons and one buckle on fabric. The buttons are in hand-turned, milled plain and marbled nylon and casein in a range of greens, olives and browns. One button is in imitation of knotted leather, another of marble, and two of horn. The circular belt slide is of marbled casein. The light green dove motif is probably one half of a two-piece belt fastening. Mounted on woollen cloth backed with green suede. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs John Innell |
| Object history | Part of The Selwyn Slater Collection T.104 to 144-1984. |
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| Accession number | T.136-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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