Button card
Category
Textiles
Date
1930 - 1960
Materials
Linen, cotton and card
Measurements
68 mm (Width); 99 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932174.2.3
Summary
Card of twelve (only eleven present) white, two-hole, linen-covered 'washing buttons' for use on items washed at high temperatures, reg. no. 530945, made in England. The rectangular card onto which they are stitched is in shades of blue, white and cream; part of a collection of haberdashery items contained in Blue Bird toffee tin, DUN/M/530.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).