Scissors and Buttons Roundel

Sculpture

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

Scissors and Buttons Roundel: An image of a cast iron roundel with representations of four pairs of scissors and some buttons. Image from LondonRemembers.com
Scissors and Buttons Roundel

An image of a cast iron roundel with representations of four pairs of scissors and some buttons. Image from LondonRemembers.com

Name/Title

Scissors and Buttons Roundel

Entry/Object ID

2025.7.2

Tags

scissors, london, roundel, plaque

Description

A circular metal plate set into the pavement in Brick Lane, London. Made and installed in the mid 1990s to commemorate the clothing industry that existed there.

Artwork Details

Medium

Cast Iron

Subject

Scissors

Made/Created

Artist

Keith Bowler

Date made

circa 1995

Place

City

London

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Web Links and URLs

Original source of the photograph on londonremembers.com, Background information on the roundels

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

March 5, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

March 5, 2025