glass in metal

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click on the first image on the left of the gallery below, then select the arrow at the bottom left of the enlarged image. Or you can manually go to the next slide by hovering your cursor on the middle right side then clicking the arrow that appears. Hover your cursor on the middle left side then click the arrow that appears to go backwards. Close the slide show or manual show by clicking the X button on the lower right of the image. (The image of each button is followed by an image of that button's back or reverse side.)

Acknowledgments, References and information for this category are at the bottom of this page.

Button Country

An Educational Resource for Button Collectors - originally created by Paul Rice

Section 8 : Glass Mounted in/on Metal

* To download and print pdf s of the glass mounted in/on metal worksheets click these links: page 1 , page 2.

Some descriptions of these buttons may be cut off. Full descriptions can be seen in the slide show mode.

8-1 Black Glass - (BG) - Faceted (1-5/8")

8-1 Black Glass - Paint DF Pad Back (1-1/4")

8-1 Black Glass - Cameo Design Back Mark (BM) (7/8")

8-1 Black Glass - Impressed Design BM (3/4")

8-1 Black Glass - Cameo Design - Shape (1-5/8")

8-1 Black Glass - Floral Overlay Waistcoat (1/2")

8-1 Black Glass - Double Sheet Overlay Shape (1-5/8")

8-1 Black Glass - Tile (7/8")

8-1 Black Glass - Lacy Iridescent DF (1-1/4")

8-1 Black Glass - Embossed Design (1-1/8")

8-1 Black Glass - Cord Bound - Threadback (3/4")

8-1 Black Glass - Circumflex Shank (1-1/8")

8-1 Black Glass - Protrusion (5/16")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Faceted Dome/BM (7/8")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Goldstone Waistcoat (7/16")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Overlay Waistcoat//Paris BM (7/16")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Opaque Rhinestone/Paste OME (9/16")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Gay 90's Type (1-5/8")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Intaglio Gold Luster (1-1/8")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Veil Button Shape (13/16")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Mounted on Metal - Matte DF (1-3/16")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Escutcheon Shape (1-5/8")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Glass Precision Inlay (3/4")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Opaque (1/2") Waistcoat - Paint DF

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Overlay Stripes Waistcoat//BM (1/2")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Split Shank (1/2")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Molded Sepia Tint DF (7/8")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Precision Inlay Threadback (15/16")

8-2 Clear and Colored Glass - Saphirette Matte DF (1-1/8")

8-3 Drum with Glass Center - Clear Glass (9/16"Dx3/16"H)

8-3 Drum with Glass Center - White Glass Pad Back (1-1/8"Dx1/4"H)

8-4 Design In Glass (DIG) - Mounted in metal - BM (1 1/4")

8-4 Design Under Glass (DUG) - reverse intaglio (1-1/4")

8-4 Design Under Glass (DUG) - Foil embedded - Steels Border (1-3/8")

8-4 Design Under Glass (DUG) - Reverse Painted (1-1/16")

8-4 Design Under Glass (DUG) - Reverse Painted Intaglio Split Shank (9/16")

8-4 Design Under Glass (DUG) - Reverse Painted Imitation Turquoise Border (1-1/8")

8-4 Design Under Glass (DUG) - Reverse Painted Pearl Tesserae (1-3/8")

8-4.1 One Piece Mounting (OPM) - DUG (15/16")

8-4.1 One Piece Mounting (OPM) - Reverse Painted DUG (1-15/16")

8-4.1 One Piece Mounting (OPM) - Design On Glass Dome (15/16")

8-4.1 One Piece Mounting (OPM) - DUG Dome (1-15/16")

8-4.1 One Piece Mounting (OPM) - Design on Glass Dome over Pearl (3/4")

8-4.1 One Piece Mounting (OPM) - DUG Reverse Painted Faux Sulfide (1-1/8")

8-4.2 Shield - Ink on Silk 18th Century (1-3/8")

8-4.2 Shield - OPM en cliché on Fabric (1-5/16")

8-4.2 Shield - Printed Transfer (1-1/2")

8-4.2 Shield - Pearl on Unidentified Material (1-3/8")

8-5 Imitation Gemstone - (Coral) Mounted on Metal - Prong (1-1/2")

8-5 Imitation Gemstone - Faux Filigree Mounting (1-3/8")

8-5-1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Todd Oldham (1")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - 18th Century (1-3/8")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Pavé Mounting (7/16")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Claw /Mounting- Shape (1-3/4")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Clear Paste Border - BM(1-3/16")

8-5-1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Two Shanks (1-1/4")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Prong Mounting (7/16")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Painted Mounting (1")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Shape (7/8")

8-5.1 Rhinestones/Pastes - Aurora DF (7/8")

8-6 Unlisted - Mosaic - Colored Glass (1-1/8")

8-6 Unlisted - Micro Mosaic Black Glass (7/8")

8-6 Unlisted - Background Glass with Silver Surface (1-3/8")

Acknowledgments: Special thanks to Barbara Barrans and Louella Yeargain for collaborating in the update of this section including their contribution of many of the button images in the examples. A special thanks to Joan Lindsay & Joy Journeay for their expert editing skills!

References:

(1) National Button Society Blue Book, Official NBS Classification and Competition Guidelines

(2) Hughes, Elizabeth and Marion Lester. The Big Book of Buttons. St. Johann Press - 2010

* Glass Mounted in/on Metal Buttons Worksheet in Excel

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