Buttons
Mediumwool, linen thread, silk thread, wood, cardboard
Dimensions1" buttons
Cardboard: 5 3/4" x 4 7/8"
Credit LineGift of Miss Amy Pleadwell
Object number1963-186
Description26 pale green 1" round seedlework buttons stitched to a wide paper cardboard. The needlework on the surface of the buttons feature a six-sided star motif in satin stitch with a textured ground that is drawn around to the reverse. Natural colored linen thread holds in the buttons onto the card. Construction History:
1. Initial Construction
2. Sometime after 1963, two of original 28 buttons lost