Set of ten buttons

Unknown1775–80

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

The cut paper (decoupage) is over a woven blue silk that creates a more minutely detailed but similar effect to the ivory and foil buttons of the period. These depict a goatherd couple with love altar and celebrating under some tress.

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Title: Set of ten buttons
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1775–80
Type: Set of ten buttons
Rights: Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
Medium: Paper, silk, glass, copper
Provenance: Sarah Cooper Hewitt
Exhibitions: "Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection," Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, March 6-September 7, 2009. (Showed 5 of 10: 1931-6-3e,f,g,h,j)
Dimensions: Diam.: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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