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Pearl button

Image from: Luckock Collection, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery

A mother-of-pearl button, created c 1795, with a scalloped edge and a circular inset of silver-plated metal which is decorated with small gilt ovals. A pearl boss is set at the centre of the metal disc, and the button has a copper pin shank with a drilled brass ring.

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Donor ref: 1953 F70