Box of 26 Jacket and 18 Waistcoat Buttons, anonymous, c. 1810 - c. 1829

paste (glass), l c.16cm × w c.27.8cm × d c.2cm × d c.3cm More details

Nowadays, clothes come with buttons already attached, but in the past they would be added separately. This stunning set shows how buttons were presented: like jewels in their own box. They belong to a jacket and a waistcoat that were part of a formal outfit.

Identification

Title(s)

Box of 26 Jacket and 18 Waistcoat Buttons
Doos met 26 jasknopen en 18 vestknopen

Object type

button
box

Object number

BK-1978-814-D

Description

Doos met 44 stras knopen in rooszetting, 5 ogen en 14 haken voor herenrok en vest. De knopen, 26 jasknopen en 18 vestknopen, allen met een oog aan de achterzijde, liggen in een bed van zwart fluweel, de scharnierende deksel is gevoerd met wit satijn. Aan de buitenzijde is de doos zwart.

Creation

Artist

maker: anonymous

Place

Straatsburg (Frankrijk) (possibly)

Dating

c. 1810 - c. 1829

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

length c. 16 cm × width c. 27.8 cm × depth c. 2 cm
diameter c. 3 cm
diameter c. 1.8 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of Jonkvrouw C.I. Six, 's-Graveland

Acquisition

gift 1978

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Is part of

Hofkostuum of galapak van wit gebiesd bruin laken, bestaande uit een jas, vest en een broek en 44 knopen (BK-1978-814)

Persistent URL

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