Gouache paint on tin verre fixé, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metal
Dimensions:
H x diam.: 1 x 3.7 cm (3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Decorative Arts
Button
Place depicted:
Haiti
Date:
late 18th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Button depicting scene of three figures in a garden. A light-skinned woman, nude but for a shawl around her waist, stands before a servant in a white dress holding a tray with bottles and a female child also in a white dress holding a parasol.
Credit Line:
Gift of R. Keith Kane from the Estate of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes