buttons

Summary

Collection card of 48 plastic, rubber and linen circular buttons. Metal loop shanks and two and four hole sew through. 1 copy of a Liberty Bodice advert. 1 Photograph of small girl reputed to be wearing a Liberty Bodice. The Original Liberty Bodice was made in 1908 from knitted cotton. It is fastened at the centre with bone buttons which changed to rubber buttons over time and was deisgned for girls aged between 9 and 13.