This classy brass and burgundy ~ Antique Perfume Button ~ c. 1900 has an intricately detailed wave motif. The textile background portion of the button is burgundy in color.... All it needs now, is your perfume to accentuate it. (See below how perfume buttons were used). This lovely 14mm button is bezel set into an antiqued brass large statement piece disc, and hangs from an antiqued link chain with a lobster clasp. This is a cool and interesting piece of history you could own!
The button measures 14mm
The disc mount measures 38mm
Length of chain is 18”
~ Perfume buttons have an underlay of velvet fabric, hair, or silk thread with a pierced, ornate brass overlay. During the time of the Victorian Era, perfumes were oil based, and would soil women's clothing if used on the skin. These buttons were designed so ladies could dab their perfume on the underlay of the button, therefore protecting their clothing and carrying the scent all day. During times of war, women would often give these buttons, scented with their perfume, to a husband or lover going off to war. He would stitch it under his uniform collar as a reminder of the love he left behind.
The button measures 14mm
The disc mount measures 38mm
Length of chain is 18”
~ Perfume buttons have an underlay of velvet fabric, hair, or silk thread with a pierced, ornate brass overlay. During the time of the Victorian Era, perfumes were oil based, and would soil women's clothing if used on the skin. These buttons were designed so ladies could dab their perfume on the underlay of the button, therefore protecting their clothing and carrying the scent all day. During times of war, women would often give these buttons, scented with their perfume, to a husband or lover going off to war. He would stitch it under his uniform collar as a reminder of the love he left behind.