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Six Exquisite Silver and Copper Inlaid Brass Buttons
Northern India, possibly Kashmir
circa 1880
diameter of each button: 2.2 cm
This set of six buttons shows an extraordinary level of craftsmanship. The face of each button comprises a central lotus flower with inner petals of brass and
outer petals carefully rendered in silver surrounded by an elaborate square, the points of which terminate in a chinar or plane tree leaf, all amid swirling
tendrils finely executed in silver against a darkened background. These buttons almost certainly come from a courtly costume.
Chinar leaves are frequently seen in examples of Kashmiri silverwork. Plane trees were introduced to Kashmir by the Mughals which stand today in magnificent
groves throughout the region. The fineness of the work and the use of lotus and chinar motifs suggest Kashmiri origins.
Inventory no.: 115
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Six Exquisite Silver and Copper Inlaid Brass Buttons
Northern India, possibly Kashmir
circa 1880
diameter of each button: 2.2 cm
This set of six buttons shows an extraordinary level of craftsmanship. The face of each button comprises a central lotus flower with inner petals of brass and
outer petals carefully rendered in silver surrounded by an elaborate square, the points of which terminate in a chinar or plane tree leaf, all amid swirling
tendrils finely executed in silver against a darkened background. These buttons almost certainly come from a courtly costume.
Chinar leaves are frequently seen in examples of Kashmiri silverwork. Plane trees were introduced to Kashmir by the Mughals which stand today in magnificent
groves throughout the region. The fineness of the work and the use of lotus and chinar motifs suggest Kashmiri origins.
Inventory no.: 115
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