These sound like typical bodice buttons for a woman's dress. And there wold have been a lot of them used--think of a row of small buttons all down the front.
A Victorian bodice was a substantial garment, with at least 2 layers of fabric, plus boning. Wish I had the button jar your bracelet came from! Kim in ND -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sue Clemenger Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [h-cost] 1870s buttons.... I have a question for you 19th century types, born out of completely idle curiosity. This Christmas, I was given a lovely bracelet comprising different buttons from the 1870s. They are all about 1/2 inch in diameter, and have surprisingly complex and lovely designs in them. They are made of cut steel and brass, with occasional tiny flecks of what looks like marcasite, and are fairly hefty in weight for their size (because of the metal, I'm guessing). What on earth would something like that have been used on? The garment fabric would have to be pretty substantial to not deform or tear from the weight.... --Sue in Montana _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
