Horseman buttons

NameButtons

Place madeAmozoc, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumBlue steel, silver

Dimensions1 13/16 × 2 in. (4.572 × 5.08 cm) per piece

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.61a-d

Object numberA.2015.19.61a-d

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionFour metal buttons made of blued steel and encrusted silver. The base metal is the blued steel while the silver on top is decorated with lines to convey a sense of leaves and flowers in the individual pieces. On the back of the buttons are loops to secure them to clothing.