Antique Vegetable Ivory Button
Antique Vegetable Ivory Button
Antique Vegetable Ivory Button
Antique Vegetable Ivory Button

Antique Vegetable Ivory Button

Regular price$7.00 NZD
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Available: 1

  

This button is made from Tagua or Corozo nut which is often referred to as vegetable ivory. It has a lovely pressed design of what resembles a 3 leaf clover. While trying to convert the Irish into Christians, St. Patrick used the 3 leaf clover (shamrock) to explain the holy trinity with each leaf representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The three leaves of a shamrock are also said to stand for faith, hope and love.  So there is a lot of symbolism behind the design.  

Vegetable ivory buttons were most popular between 1870 and 1920 before the advent of early plastics like cellulose and Bakelite. 

It is has a mix of light and dark caramel tones.

It measures 1 1/4" (29mm) in diameter.

As a vintage item once it is sold there is no more stock.


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Delivery within New Zealand

Delivery within New Zealand is by Courier Post.

Shipping is free for orders over $100.00, except for rural deliveries which are a flat rate of $4.00. Orders under $100 will be charged at $6.00 for urban delivery and $10.00 for rural deliveries.

Bulky items are shipped at a flat rate of $15.

Delivery to Australia

We offer free shipping to Australia for all orders over $150.  Orders under $150 will be charged a flat rate of $20.00. 

International Shipping (excluding Australia)

We are happy to send to you wherever you are in the world! You will only be charged the actual price of shipping to you. When you order through the website it will charge you NZ$50 (don't panic we will only debit you the actual price of shipping. If you would like an estimate of shipping costs contact us before you order online.

 


On the rare occasion if your order gets lost in transit please let us know as soon as possible so that we can follow it up with our courier company and NZ Post. We will then be able to lodge an insurance claim for the order.

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