Bruce Beck
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
One large brass Victorian button, Fox and Grapes, 1890
Item — Box: CFC Buttons Box 1
Identifier: CFC2019.0198.1.31
Abstract
Perhaps the defining mark on this lovely dark button in fine condition is the curled tendril just above the fox's head. The red tint in the Larner exemplar is unmistakable here. BBB Plate 153, #3. Steel back and wire shank.
Dates:
1890
One large button, The Fox and the Goose, 1890
Item — Box: CFC Buttons Box 1
Identifier: CFC2019.0198.1.48
Abstract
This is the largest button I have found. The two figures are surrounded by reeds, branches, and at least one blossom. There is a thick floral border around the perimeter. Three-piece construction. I have no notion what scene may be portrayed.
Dates:
1890
One large Fox and Stork button, 1880
Item — Box: CFC Buttons Box 1
Identifier: CFC2019.0198.1.6
Abstract
Identical in motif with the other FS buttons I have. This is a dramatic button! Slightly larger than, but identical in motif to, BBB Plate 152, #5.
Dates:
1880