Designer:

Simon Lissim, American, (b. Kiev, Ukraine), 1900–1981  Search this

Medium:

porcelain, enamel, gold

Dimensions:

Diameter: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Decorative Arts

Button

Place:

USA

Date:

ca. 1930

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Circular molded porcelain button (commercial blank). Slightly domed obverse decorated with abstract geometric motifs in rose, rust, grey, and gold. Reverse with molded shank.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Simon Lissim

Accession Number:

1985-81-10

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49afeb11d-2090-4cb6-93fe-fe651c1ab561

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1985-81-10