Name/Title
Four cream enamel or resin on gilt metal buttons, squared form with pierced P-deviceEntry/Object ID
2025.1.421Description
Four matching buttons, square with strongly rounded corners, slightly domed.
Face: a recessed field filled with opaque cream to pale ivory material, framed by a raised gilt border. A raised gilt device crosses the field: a stem descending the full height, with a closed rectangular bowl on its right at upper-middle, forming a squared P. The bowl is pierced through the button and crossed by a horizontal gilt bar, leaving two open slots. The recessed metal lines around the device and inside the border read dark brown to black.
Reverse: plain gilt, unornamented, with a raised rectangular pad carrying a transverse slotted shank. A faint seam crosses the reverse through the shank pad. No lettering or mark.Use
Belonged to María A. Arús CaraballoCollection
María A. Arús Caraballo collection, The Cabrera Arús family collectionMaterials
Material
MetalMaterial Notes
Body: gilt metal over an undetermined base, probably brass or a zinc alloy.
Fill: ⚠️ Undetermined, but probably a resin, cold enamel, or plastic rather than fired vitreous enamel, INFERRED from the uneven discoloration described above. Confirm under a loupe: fired enamel is glassy and chips conchoidally; resin is softer, may show a meniscus at the metal edge, and takes a scratch that catches a fingernail.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
María A. Arús CaraballoRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
September 3, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
September 3, 2026
