Each round cuff button in this pair depicts four doves around the edge of a water-filled footed brass bowl with ring handles. The image is constructed of individual glass tesserae set in a black glass ground and held in place with a wax matrix.
buttons (fasteners)
accessories
fasteners
glass (material)
micromosaics
gold alloy
plating (metal coating)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
doves
Notion
Fastener, Textile
Button
Jet
Brass
Etched
Painted
Bird
Button
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
0.375 (H), 0.875 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5088AB
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