White metal & brass

These 12 buttons were probably running down a woman's dress. The construction is a little unusual. The white metal tent like decoration is an escutcheon. It sits on a brass pie crust edge type circle which curls around the bottom brass piece. The buttons are just a mite less than 5/8 of an inch in diameter. Look at the pictures carefully. One button has an area of rust on the tented part. I was tempted to not include it, but decided many know how to deal with rust. Some of the shanks are slightly bent. I think these are fun to examine because of their design.