Not currently on display at the V&A

Button Card

ca. 1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Card of 23 wooden buttons. Made of hardwood, mostly partridge wood, lathe turned and carved, and some with painted details.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Card and wood, lathe turned, painted and carved
Brief description
Card of 23 wooden buttons, possibly made by John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd., Great Britain or possibly imported from the Czech Republic or Slovakia, ca. 1960
Physical description
Card of 23 wooden buttons. Made of hardwood, mostly partridge wood, lathe turned and carved, and some with painted details.
Dimensions
  • Length: 29.8cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
  • Maximum diameter: 4.6cm
Credit line
Given by Mr and Mrs John Innell
Object history
Part of The Selwyn Slater Collection T.104 to 144-1984.
Production
May be imported from the Czech Republic or Slovakia
Collection
Accession number
T.132-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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