Antique Frame with Decorative Button Display

Consisting of a wooden frame with gilt over gesso; the 30 buttons span the late 18th to mid-20th centuries, highlights include 19th century sporting buttons, two Federal period coat buttons, and a teddy bear button that might indicate the wearer's support for Theodore Roosevelt.

Frame 13-3/4 x 12 in.

The buttons in good estate condition; the frame with minor losses and wear typical of such objects.