Moonglow Button Pendant, Sterling Silver, Vintage Czech Glass, Grey, Upcycled Repurposed Jewelry, 1950s Style

Moonglow glass was made in Czechoslovakia in the mid-twentieth century. The name comes from the glass itself, which carries a soft internal luminosity that shifts with the light. This button is grey, closer to a winter sky than a clear one, with a rose-toned ring around its edge.

Set in sterling silver with a double border, three concentric rings draw the eye inward to the glass. The warm rose tone of the button's original ring sits between the cool grey of the glass and the bright sterling of the setting.

The pendant measures just over 1 inch (2.5 cm) long and ¾ inch (1.9 cm) wide. The size of a US nickel. Weight is 6 grams. Hallmarked Blue Piranha and .925.

Each 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.

Your purchase arrives gift boxed, presented in a soft pouch with a story card.

Good 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.

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 onto 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.

The 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.