Vegetable Ivory Button Egg
~ "Vegetable Ivory" is made from the tagua nut which is grown in Brasil. The buttons were made primarily in Europe from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. ~
Jane Quimby

vegetable ivory (tagua nut) buttons

Jane Quimby is an East Coast button dealer, ex-lawyer and glass artist.

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Vegetable Ivory Button Egg
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