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118 NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN May, 1964

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Paperweight r7. a. b) Foil (4)
Set-up at Base (a. 1-li) Pebbled (5)
Rose/Floral (6)
Cane Cross-sectiolt ll )
Cane T\\'isted (2r Spatter l7)
Filigree r3) Spir'.rllPin\\'lleel rlli
Foil (a4): Metallic foil (most often silver) is employed in several diffel'ent $al's
to de.orate a base set-up. Fine bits of it may be sprinkled over the ground, as the
Lop surface of tlte set-up is cailed. stals of ot,her motifs cut from foil may be laid
ori. a foit disk perforated $ith stars of otller motifs may be superimposed so that
Lhe g]'ound shoq.s tttl'u. A plallt solid disk may cover the ground completely. caps
over"foil are in manl- ilstaitces yery orltate. One quite small button has- a faceted
dome cap \ lth attelnating facets sanded. A larger one has_a star molded in the
top and it too is partialll'-sanded. Overlay trim is fl'equently fotlnd decorating a
cap.
Pebbted ra5r ma].not be the best name for the set-up described here, but it is
the best \\'e can think of. It consists of blobs of color (not symmetrical er-rough to be
called dotsr on a ground of different colol'. Chal'acteristic exampies are seen under
ber1.]._shapeci capls ar-rd also under otl-rer f ancy caps of charm str.ing vintage.
Rose-Floral (a6r: "Rose" is illterpreted broadly to inciude impressionistic blossoms
and leaves $'hich at.e lto nlore than cr.rrlicues and loops - suggesting the flower llut
1ot delineatiug it. Red. pirrk. I'ellori' a1d blue 1oses. itl. pairs a1d sirlgly, make ltp
the assor.tmeDt. Roses on a ciear glass Set-up with a clear glass cap are called
',floatirrg." It is IerI'unusual to fil)d an old p.$. with floral content othel than ]'ose.
AIt of the natul'alistic, ft'ee-stal-rding flowers are modet'n.