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Button Card

1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Card of 15 buttons in turned, pierced and stained casein. Three sizes on the left, the right hand is inscribed with colour identification reference.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Card and turned, pierced and stained casein
Brief description
Card of 15 buttons in turned, pierced and stained casein, John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd., Great Britain, 1930s
Physical description
Card of 15 buttons in turned, pierced and stained casein. Three sizes on the left, the right hand is inscribed with colour identification reference.
Marks and inscriptions
  • '26 / 24/-' (Price on the back)
  • '30 / 27/-' (Price on the back)
  • '36 / 30/-' (Price on the back)
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.114-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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