{"product_id":"black-floral-glass-necklace-goth-style-pendant-upcycled-victorian-button-sterling-silver","title":"Black Glass Floral Pendant, Sterling Silver, Victorian Button, Dark Academia, Goth Style, Upcycled Jewelry","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack glass buttons were everywhere in Victorian England, and for good reason. When Queen Victoria mourned Prince Albert for forty years, the rest of England followed, and black became the dominant aesthetic of an era. This button is a product of that world: deep black glass, pressed into a radiating floral design that reads as a chrysanthemum or dahlia, with a faceted center and small dots at the outer edge. What makes it unusual is the surface: the manufacturer applied both matte and shiny treatments to different areas of the glass, so the petals shift between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bezel border is a geometric crosshatch pattern in sterling silver. The bail is fabricated sterling. Neither competes with the button.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHallmarked Blue Piranha and .925.Pendant measures 1¼ inches (3.2 cm) long from top of bail to bottom of pendant, and just under 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. The circle is slightly larger than a US nickel.  Weight is 8.1 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach pendant is available without a chain, so you may use your own if you prefer. If you want to add a chain, I offer different lengths and styles. Every chain comes with a 2-inch extender so you can vary the length. Please choose your chain from the options at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour purchase arrives gift boxed, presented in a soft pouch with a story card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood for: the woman who wears black as a preference, not a default. For a gift that works as well at a gallery opening as it does on a random Tuesday. For the friend whose jewelry box is full of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions? Please message me. I'm happy to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the buttons:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \"humble\" button was once not-so-humble. Buttons are actually the earliest form of adornment, sewn onto garments as decoration before they had practical use as fasteners. They were once considered works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany buttons I come across are dusty and languishing in cardboard boxes or mason jars. I set them into precious metals and allow them to live a new life, with those who cherish the magic of past eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVictorian buttons take two forms: molded glass, and what are known as picture buttons, or pictorials. Each pictorial has a specific image, often flowers, birds, or other natural forms. These buttons are comprised of several parts, often three to five layers, which would have been hand-assembled in the 19th century. They're beautiful relics of a time long past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack glass buttons were in great demand during the Victorian Era. Queen Victoria famously mourned her husband for forty years, and the rest of England followed. Victorians had great interest in art, history, design, flowers, and symbolism, so almost anything could be translated to these tiny whimsies with which they adorned themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe more colorful buttons are 1950s Czech glass, and are no longer made. These are known as \"Moonglow\" buttons, due to layering a dome of clear glass over a colored satin glass underlayer. Together the two layers create a sort of \"cat's-eye\" effect, with subtle shifts as the buttons catch the light. They had a short production window from about the early 1950s to the 1960s, when they were displaced by lighter weight (and less expensive) plastic buttons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Piranha Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"pendant","offer_id":53518199390522,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"popcorn chain 16\"","offer_id":53518199423290,"sku":null,"price":235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"popcorn chain 18\"","offer_id":53518199456058,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"wheat chain 16\"","offer_id":53518199488826,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"wheat chain 18\"","offer_id":53518199521594,"sku":null,"price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"rope chain 30\"","offer_id":53518199554362,"sku":null,"price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3822\/7514\/files\/buttonblackfloweroverlay01-01-24.jpg?v=1779837836","url":"https:\/\/bluepiranhajewelry.com\/products\/black-floral-glass-necklace-goth-style-pendant-upcycled-victorian-button-sterling-silver","provider":"Blue Piranha Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}