Andreas (?) Button
| Accession number | AR.EP.BN.0549 |
|---|---|
| Measurements |
1.5 x 1.5 inches
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| Materials/Techniques |
metal
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| Work types |
button
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Description
EXHIBITION
Imagining the Empress: Theodora in Popular Culture, 1882-1922
April-October 2017
Decorative buttons became popular fashion accessories and collectors' items in the late nineteenth century. Many buttons depicted celebrities and famous historical figures. This button captures the dignity and grandeur of Byzantium through the visage of a helmeted soldier. As it is paired with a button of the Empress Theodora (here) (modeled after the actress Sarah Bernhardt who portrayed the empress in Victorien Sardou’s play, Théodora), the button may represent Theodora’s ahistorical lover, Andreas.
Collection
Ephemera Collection
Repository
Dumbarton Oaks Archives, 058.FFM.03
Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC
| Accession number | AR.EP.BN.0549 |
|---|---|
| Measurements |
1.5 x 1.5 inches
|
| Materials/Techniques |
metal
|
| Work types |
button
|