Help needed on button----New pic

[Merf]

I dug this today and any ID help is appreciated. It is next to a dime for sizing.

 

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[duggap]

Re: Help needed on button

Help these old eyes out and tell me what is on the face of the button. I can't make it out.

 

[Merf]

Re: Help needed on button

Help these old eyes out and tell me what is on the face of the button. I can't make it out.

Not sure Duggap-----I cleaned it up some and posted the new pic.
Looks like maybe someone in a chair and a small bird.

 

[fortbball9]

I have no idea,But I like it.SWEET!!!!
AWESOME!!!!
COOL!!!

fortbball9

 

[lucky1777]

Could it be Saint Francis? I will keep looking.

 

[BuckleBoy]

This is just a hunch...

Even though the construction of the button (domed, one-piece) seems earlier--I feel pretty certain that because of the design content on the button's face it must date to later (Victorian Era). 

Now I wonder if this piece might be something from the influx of Japanese themed art in the states in the 1880s and a little later... (Our term "China" to describe the plates we eat from comes from this time in American history.)

There is a kimono-style robe, an oriental-style fan, and perhaps even an exotic bird. 


Something from a production of the Mikado?  Or maybe the button came off of the cuff of a kimono-like garment made for the Western market? 


I'm still looking--hopefully I'll turn something up.




-Buckles

 

[Blacksheep]

Buckleboy is right on top of his game, searched ebay and found this, wouldnt have found it without his suggestion.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Brass-Butto...3431910QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

 

[BuckleBoy]

Buckleboy is right on top of his game, searched ebay and found this, wouldnt have found it without his suggestion.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Brass-Butto...3431910QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

 

[dirt diva]

This is just a hunch...

Even though the construction of the button (domed, one-piece) seems earlier--I feel pretty certain that because of the design content on the button's face it must date to later (Victorian Era).

Now I wonder if this piece might be something from the influx of Japanese themed art in the states in the 1880s and a little later... (Our term "China" to describe the plates we eat from comes from this time in American history.)

There is a kimono-style robe, an oriental-style fan, and perhaps even an exotic bird.


Something from a production of the Mikado? Or maybe the button came off of the cuff of a kimono-like garment made for the Western market?


I'm still looking--hopefully I'll turn something up.




-Buckles

BUCKLE BOY is the KING

 

[PBK]

Well, now that BuckleBoy and Blacksheep have done all the heavy lifting, I'll add that Hughes & Lester attribute this button as a depiction of Tzu-Hsi, Empress Dowager of China, c. 1898-1908, noting that it was, "...identified from a picture showing the Empress seated in a similar pose."

Great work, guys!

 

[DCMatt]

Great button and ID!

All I can add is a site showing other theatre and opera buttons of the era. I never heard of these before.

http://www.antiquewear.com/invbroo.htm

DCMatt

 

[Merf]

Thanks Buckles, Blacksheep, PBK, DCMatt, and all for the responses and great information.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great post, folks Awesome that you found the manufacturer info, PBK. I couldn't find the photo you made reference to, but here is the Empress seated with a peacock in the background.





That's a Cool Button, Merf. 8)