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Lee1968 · Jun 3, 2021

I did a house that dates back to the late 1800's today. One of the things I found was this odd button. It rang up like silver on the NOX (27-29), but I don't think it is silver. It was about 8" deep, near the house. As you can see, it is about the size of a quarter, has an "S" with what looks like a cherub or baby wrapped up in it. I have never seen anything like it before, and was curious if anyone knows anything about it. Thanks in advance for your help.

Bilgemaster · Jun 8, 2021

That cherub and monogram letter motif seems to have been a popular during the "Belle Epoque" around the turn of the last century, especially in France. I couldn't rummage up any button images out of Google, but here's a fair selection of French post cards, often sent as Valentines: https://www.pinterest.com/alicgiese/cherub-letters/

I imagine that French vogue didn't take long to hop the Atlantic. I'd guess the button might be from about 1910ish, give or take a decade. Maybe one of those button collector groups affiliated with The National Button Society could better ID it? See: www.nationalbuttonsociety.org/resources.html

Lee1968 · Jun 9, 2021

Bilgemaster said:
That cherub and monogram letter motif seems to have been a popular during the "Belle Epoque" around the turn of the last century, especially in France. I couldn't rummage up any button images out of Google, but here's a fair selection of French post cards, often sent as Valentines: https://www.pinterest.com/alicgiese/cherub-letters/

I imagine that French vogue didn't take long to hop the Atlantic. I'd guess the button might be from about 1910ish, give or take a decade. Maybe one of those button collector groups affiliated with The National Button Society could better ID it? See: www.nationalbuttonsociety.org/resources.html

Thanks for your reply. I appreciate it.

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