Love's Messenger

Love's Messenger

Bird Delivering a Letter

to a Woman at a Window

Textured Background

NBS Large

Stamped and Pierced Brass

c1880s

Love's Messenger

Button Back

This wonderful button depicts a woman at a window receiving a letter from a swallow. The button is made of stamped and pierced brass with a textured background. The brass is tinted black to create a nighttime scene. Notice the ornate window frame, the city rooftops and the clouds. I owe the title of this button and additional information to a member of the National Button Society, who looked the button up for me in the Big Book of Buttons. Thank you, Janelle!

Image and Text © 2009 Anne AKA Once Upon A Button