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1999

  • Work on this object began.

2024

2025

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Buttons, Unauthorized Burberry Buttons

This is a buttons. It was designed by Tobias Wong. It is dated 1999 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is metal, plastic, paint. It is a part of the department.

This object was donated by Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong. It is credited The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong.

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (a): 1.2 × 5.5 cm (1/2 × 2 3/16 in.) H x diam. (b): 1.2 × 4.3 cm (1/2 × 1 11/16 in.) H x diam. (c): 1.5 × 4.3 cm (9/16 × 1 11/16 in.) H x diam. (d): 1.4 × 4.3 cm (9/16 × 1 11/16 in.) H x diam. (e): 1.3 × 3.2 cm (1/2 × 1 1/4 in.) H x diam. (f): 1.3 × 3.2 cm (1/2 × 1 1/4 in.) H x diam. (g): 0.8 × 2.5 cm (5/16 in. × 1 in.) H x diam. (h): 0.8 × 2.5 cm (5/16 in. × 1 in.)

Cite this object as

Buttons, Unauthorized Burberry Buttons; Designed by Tobias Wong (1974–2010); metal, plastic, paint; H x diam. (a): 1.2 × 5.5 cm (1/2 × 2 3/16 in.) H x diam. (b): 1.2 × 4.3 cm (1/2 × 1 11/16 in.) H x diam. (c): 1.5 × 4.3 cm (9/16 × 1 11/16 in.) H x diam. (d): 1.4 × 4.3 cm (9/16 × 1 11/16 in.) H x diam. (e): 1.3 × 3.2 cm (1/2 × 1 1/4 in.) H x diam. (f): 1.3 × 3.2 cm (1/2 × 1 1/4 in.) H x diam. (g): 0.8 × 2.5 cm (5/16 in. × 1 in.) H x diam. (h): 0.8 × 2.5 cm (5/16 in. × 1 in.); The Tobias Wong Collection, Gift of Phyllis Chan and Gordon Wong; 2024-4-3-a/h

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