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Eight sides give this button its geometry, with a raised silver center bead and incised lines radiating out to the faceted edge. The octagonal outline turns a simple sunburst motif into something more architectural, the engraved rays meeting the angled border.
The radiating incised line and the central bead are recurring units in Spratling's small silver, devices that gave buttons, links, and earrings their definition. The eight-sided frame is a small instance of the geometric discipline that runs through his work, the same instinct that shaped his octagonal bases and faceted mounts.
As a small silver fastening built on a clear, repeating motif, it belongs among the everyday accessories the workshop made in numbers, and such pieces reach the market mainly in groups.
Museum of Mexican Silver. “Eight Sided Button.” Catalog no. MoMS-000076. https://museumofmexicansilver.com/pieces/spratling-2209
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Lined Round Silver Button
Silver
