12L Set of Nine Diminutive Singletons Dorset Buttons, 5/16"

1800s. Set of nine carded 7.5mm wide antique fabric Dorset buttons. Off-white linen, with a white-on-white flower embroidered at the center of each button.

Singletons are made on a similar ring as wheel-patterned Dorset buttons, but are padded with a disc of woven fabric that is then embroidered. They get their name from the Singleton family, who originally made this in-demand button during the 1700s.

Mounted on their original, blue-and-gold chipped paperboard card, these lovely, hand-made linen buttons originated in Dorset, England, and were made for the local market.

Measure approximately 12 lignes, 7.5 mm. or 5/16"