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Button Card

1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Card of 15 casein buttons. Circular, conical and of three colours. Designed to match tweeds.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Accessories
Object type
Button card
Materials and techniques
Card and casein
Brief description
Card of 15 casein buttons, John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd., Great Britain, 1950s
Physical description
Card of 15 casein buttons. Circular, conical and of three colours. Designed to match tweeds.
Dimensions
  • Length: 27.6cm
  • Width: 21.3cm
  • Maximum diameter: 3.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RSV' (Inscribed in logogram on the recto)
  • 'ROBERT V STACEY LTD. 44 LANGHAM ST. LONDON W1' (Inscribed on a label)
  • '36 / 78/-' (Price on the label)
  • '40 / 141/-' (Price on the label)
  • '60 / 180/-' (Price on the label)
Credit line
Given by Mr and Mrs John Innell
Object history
Part of The Selwyn Slater Collection T.104 to 144-1984.
Production
Made for Robert V. Stacey
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.129-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O320005/button-card-john-templeton-buttons/
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