Australian waistcoat button
Object No. 92/1275
Waistcoat button, metal / glass / paper, maker unknown, Australia, c. 1902
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Summary
Physical Description
Waistcoat button, [Australia], c. 1902. Round brass button with a loop shank and convex clear glass front. A tinted photograph of a collie dog (see Used Notes) behind the glass.
DIMENSIONS
Height
9 mm
Diameter
13 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
J. T. Coffill published Henry Lawson's "Coronation Ode" to Edward VII in 1902.
HISTORY
Notes
The button was worn by J. T. Coffill, grandfather of donor Virtie Coffill (now Mrs Crome), and publisher of Henry Lawson's "Coronation Ode" to Edward VII. The dog pictured on the button was J. T. Coffill's favourite Collie. J. T. Coffill published Henry Lawson's "Coronation Ode" to Edward VII in 1902.
SOURCE
Credit Line
E A & V I Crome Collection, 1992
Acquisition Date
13 July 1992
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