EDU--Tiny Treasures: A HISTORY OF BUTTONS THROUGH THE EYES OF FASHION & FASHION DOLLS with Yessy Byl

49 minute presentation. This program presents a history of buttons and their use in fashion from about 1200 to 1900. Illustrating this history will be pictures of buttons (of course!), fashion dolls and fashions - as portrayed in paintings and as preserved by museums. As well as the pictures, there are many fascinating stories about these topics: • Did you know that the Vatican declared that front buttoned women’s clothing in about the 1300s was the devil’s work? • Did you know that Mary, Queen of Scots had fashion dolls which have been recently discovered? This presentation was presented at the National Button Society Fall Button Fest October 2022 by Yessy Byl.