Designer:

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

Medium:

porcelain, enamel, gilding

Dimensions:

Diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Decorative Arts

Button

Place:

USA

Date:

ca. 1930

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Circular, molded porcelain blank. Obverse with stepped flat center, deco- rated with leaves and stylized flame-like motifs in green and red enamel, with gilded details. Reverse with molded recessed shank, grey border, and gold edges.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Simon Lissim

Accession Number:

1985-81-15

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/kq447169fbe-dc50-4f47-aef0-a77ae37b9b08

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1985-81-15