Matte Black Floral Victorian Button Necklace, Upcycled Sterling Silver Pendant, Goth Style, Flower Power

This sterling silver pendant hosts a black glass Victorian button. The button has a floral design with a matte finish to its surface. In nearly a decade of collecting these, this is the first trully matte one I've seen, and she's a beauty. A deep relief floral with typical of-the-era flourishes and a lovely tactile surface. I've surrounded this beauty with a quiet geometric border that adds visual interest but doesn't overpower the button centerpiece. 

The pendant is set in sterling silver and suspends from a handmade bail that can accommodate a variety of chain or cord options. 

Black glass buttons were in great demand during the Victorian Era, when 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. 

**Materials: glass, sterling silver. Hallmarks: Blue Piranha, 925

Measurements (from top of bail to bottom of pendant):

1 and 1/4 inch, or 3.2 cm, long and just under 1 inch, or 2.5 cm, wide. 

Each 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.

Your purchase will arrive gift boxed, presented in a soft pouch with a story card which gives information about the item and its history.

Questions? Please message me. I'm happy to help.

About the buttons:

The "humble" button was once not-so-humble. Buttons are actually the earliest form of adornment, sewn on to garments as decoration before they had practical use as fasteners. They were once considered works of art.

Many 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.

Victorian 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.