Button ID- updated w/ new pic.

[Mainedigger]

Found this button down about 8 inches at a late 1700s early 1800s foundation. It is about the size of a dime and has a loop fixture on the back with no backmark that I can see. It is slightly puffed out (my geometry is long forgotten, can;t remember if this make it convex or concave??). Any ideas on what it is and the age and manufacturer??

Just took the button out from soaking and added a new picture here, and can see some more details, am gonna keep it soaking more. It does appear that there are two deer on either side of the woman, it also now appears she is holding a bow in her right hand and they may be a quiver of arrows at her feet. It also look like there is a figure on the ground on her right side and there is an arm reaching up to her right leg. The woman also appears bare breasted and looks like what may be a snake over her left arm. Hopefully soaking it more will bring out some more details...any clues now??

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Button ID

Thats a nice find. The lady sitting is very nice. Sorry I cant ID it but she is beautiful
Here is a hint....concave....remember 'caved in'

 

[Mainedigger]

Re: Button ID

Thats a nice find. The lady sitting is very nice. Sorry I cant ID it but she is beautiful
Here is a hint....concave....remember 'caved in'

Gypsy..thanks for the geometry refresher... it is caved in looking at the back, making it slightly bow out on the face of the button, so do you look at the face of it and say it is convex or the back and say it is concave?? Now I remember why I hated geometry...

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Button ID

Thats a nice find. The lady sitting is very nice. Sorry I cant ID it but she is beautiful
Here is a hint....concave....remember 'caved in'

Gypsy..thanks for the geometry refresher... it is caved in looking at the back, making it slightly bow out on the face of the button, so do you look at the face of it and say it is convex or the back and say it is concave?? Now I remember why I hated geometry...

I always say; "kinda smushed".


Help me... is she sitting in a tree? On a swing? In a chair?

 

[Mainedigger]

Re: Button ID

Thats a nice find. The lady sitting is very nice. Sorry I cant ID it but she is beautiful
Here is a hint....concave....remember 'caved in'

Gypsy..thanks for the geometry refresher... it is caved in looking at the back, making it slightly bow out on the face of the button, so do you look at the face of it and say it is convex or the back and say it is concave?? Now I remember why I hated geometry...

I always say; "kinda smushed".


Help me... is she sitting in a tree? On a swing? In a chair?

Jim....am not really sure exactly what she is sitting in, I wanna say a chair but it could also be a swing or tree. I have the button soaking now , so hopefully that will clean it up a little more and I may be able to see some more details in it.

 

[PBK]

Re: Button ID

Hey, MaineDigger—

Although some of the details are a bit difficult to see (at least for me!), it looks like a Victorian pierced brass dress-button and would have had either a dark metal or cloth-covered backing. The scene seems to be the popular "Swing" or "Girl on a Swing" design. Some of the pierced ones were made by the firm of Trelon, Weldon & Weil in Paris, France. c. 1845-65. A number of 19th century artists had "Girl on a Swing" paintings, so it may have been inspired by one of those. A similar button, but not pierced, has been rather fancifully cataloged as "Lady in the Love Swing in the Rose Bower"— and if I'm not mistaken, you found one of those, too:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,50537.msg362128.html#msg362128

 

[CarolinaDigs]

Re: Button ID

Great find with the button. Is there a deer beside her ?

 

[Mainedigger]

Re: Button ID

Hey, MaineDigger—

Although some of the details are a bit difficult to see (at least for me!), it looks like a Victorian pierced brass dress-button and would have had either a dark metal or cloth-covered backing. The scene seems to be the popular "Swing" or "Girl on a Swing" design. Some of the pierced ones were made by the firm of Trelon, Weldon & Weil in Paris, France. c. 1845-65. A number of 19th century artists had "Girl on a Swing" paintings, so it may have been inspired by one of those. A similar button, but not pierced, has been rather fancifully cataloged as "Lady in the Love Swing in the Rose Bower"— and if I'm not mistaken, you found one of those, too:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,50537.msg362128.html#msg362128

PBK...thanks much for that, and your memory serves you well, I did find an ivoryoid button with a Lady in a swing last summer. As always your knowledge once again amazes me... Thanks again. I have the button soaking so hopefully some more details will show and I will then get another picture of it and post it if anything shows more clearly.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Button ID

Great find with the button. Is there a deer beside her ?

I think there are two deer .....one on each side

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Button ID

Great find with the button. Is there a deer beside her ?

I think there are two deer .....one on each side

Yes... I think so too...