Button Card
1950s (made)
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Display card of 12 buttons. The buttons are made of cellulose acetate. Some are painted with matt, some have a metallic finish and six are unpainted. The card is printed with the trim silhouette of a woman in a 1950s dress and inscribed 'PRESENTE PAR J.S PARIS'. All are circular in shape and concave in cross section. The buttons were made for export by Templetons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Card and painted cellulose acetate |
| Brief description | Display card of 12 painted cellulose acetate buttons, John Templeton (Buttons) Ltd. for J.S. Paris, 1950s, Great Britain |
| Physical description | Display card of 12 buttons. The buttons are made of cellulose acetate. Some are painted with matt, some have a metallic finish and six are unpainted. The card is printed with the trim silhouette of a woman in a 1950s dress and inscribed 'PRESENTE PAR J.S PARIS'. All are circular in shape and concave in cross section. The buttons were made for export by Templetons. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'PRESENTE PAR J.S PARIS' (Inscribed on the card) |
| 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.107-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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