Flying Cranes Earrings - Once Upon a Button Limited Edition
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These delightful earrings feature two stylized, Japanese-inspired flying cranes.
After flowers, birds are the most popular motif depicted on Victorian-era buttons. In the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution triggered mass migration from the countryside to the city, causing people to fetishize nature. We find the variety of birds pictured on buttons manufactured during this era astonishing.
Read more: The Feathered Victorian Obsession, Buttonology Blog.
In this piece:
- Small brass buttons depicting flying cranes, circa 1880-1890
- Brass-plated pewter settings made today in the USA
- Antiqued brass chain links
- Nickel-free and lead-free brass lever-back ear wires
- Length 1 ½”
Shop Collection: Limited Edition
