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Description: | Collection card of 6 glass Guinness waistcoat circular picture buttons with metal surrounds. Metal loop shanks.
6 small illustrated cards showing well known Guinness advertising characters
Buttons include; a seal balancing a pint of Guinness on its nose. A tortoise balancing a pint of Guiness on its shell. The head and neck of an ostrich with a pint of Guinness stuck in its throat. A kangaroo with a bottle of Guiness in its pouch. The top half of a guard holding a pint of Guinness in his right hand. A toucan standing beside a pint of Guinness.
Technique: cut
Technique: moulding
Technique: painting
Technique: dyed
Material: metal
Material: glass
buttons made in England, UK, Europe, 1940-1960, (2004.90.2081). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.24179 | Go to resource |
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