These exceptional looking brass and burgundy ~ Antique Perfume Buttons ~ c. 1900 have an intricately detailed Ivy and floral motif. The textile background portion of the button is burgundy/maroon in color. All it needs now, is your perfume to accentuate it. (See the story about these Victorian Era Buttons, below). These lovely 16mm buttons are mounted onto gold bezel cabochon settings and hang from a gold tone link piece with gold tone push through earrings. This is a cool and interesting piece of history you could own!
The buttons measure 16mm
Length of earrings are 1.5”
~ 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 buttons measure 16mm
Length of earrings are 1.5”
~ 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.