buttons
Summary
Collection card of 6 glass Guinness waistcoat circular picture buttons with metal surrounds. Metal loop shanks. 6 small illustrated cards showing well known Guinness advertising characters Buttons include; a seal balancing a pint of Guinness on its nose. A tortoise balancing a pint of Guiness on its shell. The head and neck of an ostrich with a pint of Guinness stuck in its throat. A kangaroo with a bottle of Guiness in its pouch. The top half of a guard holding a pint of Guinness in his right hand. A toucan standing beside a pint of Guinness.
Object Name
buttons
Date Created
1940-1960
Dimensions
cards: 6.7cm x 4.8cm
size:
accession number
2004.90.2081
Place of creation
England
Medium
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