This is a collection of very rare mother of pearl buttons which were handed-down to me by my mother in law.... they were made by her husband´s great uncle whose profession was to produce such buttons out of oyster shells that he sold to fabric stores in the 20`s.
He also produced buttons of various sizes and designs and the ones featured here were artistically handcarved for his wife who loved crafting ....
Profile of a lady beautifully carved in this mother of pearl button with a shamrock as background.
A gentleman whose profile image reflects a sign of power
A rose flower
A flower button
Another rose flower
looks like an image of a fox
A shamrock that should bring good luck
Sad to say that mother of pearl buttons are rarely produced nowadays. In Autria , there is only one remaining expert producing them, it´s a fading industry & profession..... and the outlook that the young generations may take over is vague in the future .
I hope you enjoyed your weekend....Thank you for being here today.
Tomorrow is the start of a new day, let´s meet it with a Smile!
Til next,
Mercy
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