Not currently on display at the V&A

Button Card

1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Card of 16 buttons of plastic and wood. Painted plastic and hardwood. Designs include of simple geometric shapes, four plants and three are shaped as cotton reels.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Card and painted plastic and wood
Brief description
Card of 16 buttons of plastic and wood, John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd., Great Britain, 1930s
Physical description
Card of 16 buttons of plastic and wood. Painted plastic and hardwood. Designs include of simple geometric shapes, four plants and three are shaped as cotton reels.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20.2cm
  • Width: 15.1cm
  • Maximum, button length: 2.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'LEESIDE' (Inscribed, and with design identification serial numbers)
Credit line
Given by Mr and Mrs John Innell
Object history
Part of The Selwyn Slater Collection T.104 to 144-1984.
Collection
Accession number
T.134-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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