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gl'itty surface interfered with the painting. A fine poittted pen for draw-
iilg outlines was found to be more efficieDt than a brush. Transparent water
colors *tere 1sed. ancl a knife and etching needle were required for describing
minute touches of light or relltoving color.
The decorative designs entployed for the oruamentation of glass are
*
urany and varied and include the follorving: parallel spiral moldings, dia-
rnor<l lattices, geometrical hatchings. flutings alld reedings, waves and spir-
als: foliated and floriated scrolls. flowers, l:irds, human figures, animals,
ships, houses. castles, steeples and trees. Mottoes are also included along
u'ith lettered scrolls or ribbou devices.

P-TI\,TI\GS O\ THI' UNDER SIDT' Or| 'IHf' GI,ASS

(_.r.r)t(.f l,utton loaned lr)'llf. c:rr1 Pfaff. The other six brtttons ffonl the
rullr'i tiott of l)ol oth]' and Darid Llo]'d.
The lluttolrs are ver.]- color.Iul antl jn lLlnrost l)Ioof condition.. The lens is
t,lin-c.,nt:ei-r.'iih the pninting rn tne undersidc. The bacltground is of a cream
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.."T"i .' -ii-Ai\:; ri"ini.it on aiother Die.e of glzrss. With the lcns being highly
s iini( h d'.t'rh to iltis l,utton.. The f oreslorrnd is shaded in
'i,:"Lrafrlii
i6i,1:,1*1.h, i,tr4- gi,."n-. t-ir. t,uif,tilss ar, s, errtirrg;l]' of stono $'ith r-ust or red tile
i'iij"lrii -ninus Ieaves. The fisher l)ov .has b-right red
;;,;i-1.'" fii" t:t."" is bros'n and The
-"nO'
ii".,.r.,.", tr"t. The \\.in(io\\'s are ltackr.d rvitlr nretallic silver foil.
buttolts lneasul'e one and one-ha'lf inchts in dialnetcl zllld have cOpper rimS.
* N.II.S. BUTTON BULLETIN, \Iarch 194?. lrp 96, 97