Button
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
metal, plastic, cotton
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 740792.2.3.1
Summary
The six buttons made up of a set of three metal, two odd plastic and one odd metal button from the contents of a small 6 cube Oxo tin including; eight clips, made of a pair and a set of six twenty two eyes, made of a set of seven on a string, a set of three S shaped and a set of twelve hoops. four fasteners, two small and two large a series of hooks, various sizes one screw nut two popper studs, one complete on card and one male end only. Kept in the inner tray,740792.1.3, of a sewing box 740792.1. Three metal buttons with a single central hole and hoop back for attaching to the garment. The buttons are circular with a ridged central ring and embossed outer pattern of swirls. One white plastic button with an outer raised edge and two stitching holes to the centre, which are obscured by white cotton, the back is discoloured yellow. One opalescent plastic button with raised outer edge and four stitching holes to the centre, the back is flat. Black finished metal button with four stitching holes to the centre and a raised inner ring and outer edge inside of which is embossed 'PEST SOLID RING', the back is flat.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.