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Pair of circular tortoiseshell cuff buttons, each with mother of pearl and silver piqué posé and painted gold foliate design, "ROMA" is painted in gold along top, tortoiseshell post and guard on reverse.
fasteners
silver (metal)
BUTTON
"ROMA" (Piqué posé)
304
Unknown
Rome, Italy
3/8 in (A); 3/8 in (B) (D), 1 1/8 in (A); 1 1/8 in (B) (diameter) (inches)
1932.852ab
For more information on tortoiseshell jewelry see Bury, Shirley, "Jewellery, 1789-1910," v. 1 (1991): 259-263; Dawes, Ginny Reddington & Corinne Davidov, "Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures," (1991): 132-138; Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995): 223-227; Gere, Charlotte, "American & European Jewelry, 1830-1914," (1975): 114-115. For more information on cuff links and studs see Fales, Martha Gandy, "Jewelry in America, 1600-1900," (1995):178-179; Hinks, Peter, "Victorian Jewelry," (1991).
Title Brooch Accession Number 1932.844
Title Brooch Accession Number 1932.845
Title Stickpin Accession Number 1932.846
Title Stickpin Accession Number 1932.847
Title Brooch Accession Number 1932.848
Title Brooch Accession Number 1932.849
Title Brooch Accession Number 1932.850
Title Cuff Buttons Accession Number 1932.852 ab
Title Cuff Buttons Accession Number 1932.853 ab
Title Brooch Accession Number 1932.854
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