Painted Miniature Button with Ivory Backing

Rococo · 1790s · Haitian

A circular button featuring a hand-painted miniature scene executed in gouache on tin with verre fixé technique and ivory backing. The composition depicts three figures in 18th-century dress within a landscape setting. The central female figure wears a white dress with coral-pink accents and a white head covering, flanked by two darker-skinned figures in period clothing. The painting demonstrates the fine miniature work characteristic of luxury buttons from this period, with careful attention to facial features, fabric rendering, and atmospheric perspective. The gilt metal rim provides a finished edge typical of high-quality costume accessories of the Revolutionary period.