Dorset crosswheel buttons

Name/Title

Dorset crosswheel buttons

Entry/Object ID

2020.53

Description

Six identical, light blue-grey buttons resembling little wheels.

Category

Buttons

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Place

City

Unknown place of origin

Notes

Possibly handmade. Dorset buttons are created by wrapping thread around a metal ring and creating “spokes” by wrapping and making backstitches with the thread. The Dorset button originated in the United Kingdom.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

buttons (fasteners)

Dimensions

Height

1.9 cm

Width

1.9 cm

Parts

Count

6

Parts

Six buttons.

Material

Metal, Thread

Color

Blue

Location

Drawer

Button Drawer

Room

Library