{"product_id":"moonglow-button-pendant-sterling-silver-lavender-czech-glass-1950s-vintage-romantic-gift-upcycled-jewelry","title":"Moonglow Button Pendant, Sterling Silver,  Lavender Czech Glass, 1950s Vintage, Romantic Gift, Upcycled Jewelry","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoonglow glass was made in Czechoslovakia in the mid-twentieth century, and the name is the best description anyone has found for it. The glass holds light rather than reflecting it, in a pale lavender that seems lit from within. This button was made in the 1950s, with a ring of gold applied to its surface and set against the soft purple of the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's in a sterling silver bezel with a bead border in sterling. The gold of the button's original ring reads warm against the cool silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pendant measures just over 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and ¾ inch (1.9 cm) wide. The circle is about the size of a US dime. Weight is 4.4 grams. Hallmarked Blue Piranha and .925.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eEach pendant is available without a chain. If you'd like to add one, I offer several lengths and styles, please choose from the options at checkout. Every chain comes with a 2-inch extender so you can vary the length.\u003c\/span\u003e\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 lover of mixed metals. An elegant gift for the woman who prefers her jewelry to whisper rather than shout. For an anniversary that calls for something lasting. A gift for the woman who cherishes intentional design over mass production.\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\u003eThe more colorful buttons are 1950s Czech glass. 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":53518506656058,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add popcorn chain 16\" [+$40]","offer_id":53518506688826,"sku":null,"price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add popcorn chain 18\"  [+$45]","offer_id":53518506721594,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add wheat chain 16\"  [+$65]","offer_id":53518506754362,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add wheat chain 18\"  [+$70]","offer_id":53518506787130,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"add rope chain 30\"  [+$90]","offer_id":53518506819898,"sku":null,"price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3822\/7514\/files\/buttonsmoonglowpurple01-01-26.jpg?v=1779843059","url":"https:\/\/bluepiranhajewelry.com\/products\/moonglow-button-pendant-sterling-silver-lavender-czech-glass-1950s-vintage-romantic-gift-upcycled-jewelry","provider":"Blue Piranha Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}