A Bachelor Button of Camille Clifford
Made by the jewellers W. Wright Ltd (est. 1848), this button is part of a set of six of what are known as “Bachelor Buttons”. Bachelor Buttons usually featured ladies in some form, either allegorical figures, or (as in this case) real women. Made circa 1905, this waistcoat button features the famous Edwardian actress Camille Clifford (1885 - 1971). Each button was made by taking a lithograph of a photograph of the actress, painting it my hand, and once dry then coating the image in celluloid to protect the image. The protected image was then inserted into a 9 carat gold frame and backing. It is placed against a bolt of figured pink and blue satin.
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 12th of November is “buttons”. This was an easy theme for me, as I collect antique, vintage and interesting buttons. The only difficulty for me was choosing which one I wanted to feature. Originally I was going to do a collage of buttons, but then I decided to focus just on this one very special bachelor button from my set of six. I hope that you like my choice, and that it makes you smile!
A Bachelor Button of Camille Clifford
Made by the jewellers W. Wright Ltd (est. 1848), this button is part of a set of six of what are known as “Bachelor Buttons”. Bachelor Buttons usually featured ladies in some form, either allegorical figures, or (as in this case) real women. Made circa 1905, this waistcoat button features the famous Edwardian actress Camille Clifford (1885 - 1971). Each button was made by taking a lithograph of a photograph of the actress, painting it my hand, and once dry then coating the image in celluloid to protect the image. The protected image was then inserted into a 9 carat gold frame and backing. It is placed against a bolt of figured pink and blue satin.
The theme for “Looking Close on Friday” for the 12th of November is “buttons”. This was an easy theme for me, as I collect antique, vintage and interesting buttons. The only difficulty for me was choosing which one I wanted to feature. Originally I was going to do a collage of buttons, but then I decided to focus just on this one very special bachelor button from my set of six. I hope that you like my choice, and that it makes you smile!