Today's buttons from the museum are a collection of enamels from 1880-1910, made in Paris, France. Many of the enamels are considered 'Champleve', where the "surface is gouged out or stamped out to form depressions which are then filled with the powdered enamel and fired."(Hughs) These buttons are prized for their beauty and color, which can be either painted on or transferred. Sold inside velvet boxes just like jewelry, they were revered ornaments on the ornate clothing of the day.
Grandmother's Buttons uses enamel buttons in some of our Sterling Collection, made for our 25th anniversary. These pendants are set in sterling silver and are some of our most unique pieces available.
Hughes, Elizabeth, and Marion Lester. The Big Book of Buttons: The Encyclopedia of Button History, Design, and Identification. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann, 2010. Print.
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