Carved Shell & Pearl
106 piecesVictorian carved shell buttons, popular from the mid-to-late 19th century, were crafted from mother-of-pearl, oyster, and freshwater mussel shells, often featuring intricate and delicate engravings.
Victorian Carved Shell Pearl Buttons
Victorian carved shell buttons, popular from the mid-to-late 19th century, were crafted from mother-of-pearl, oyster, and freshwater mussel shells, often featuring intricate and delicate engravings. They symbolized wealth, refinement, and sentimental fashion. Major manufacturing hubs in England and the United States — most notably Muscatine, Iowa — produced millions of these buttons before they were eventually replaced by synthetic plastics. Also known as “pearl buttons,” these were made from the iridescent shells. Early Victorian buttons were handmade, but by around 1850, machine-cut production became widespread. Skilled artisans in centers such as Birmingham, and later in the United States, carved, polished, dyed, and sometimes inlaid the shells to create decorative effects. Shell buttons were regarded as indicators of status and wealth.
Ring size
Victorian Carved Shell w/Sapphire Center Set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Tinted Carved Shell w/Topaz Center Set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8.5
Victorian Tinted Carved Shell w/Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Tinted Carved Shell Image of Women w/Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8.5
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Pearl Button With Tourmaline Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Design Size 8
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Pearl Button With Topaz Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Design Size 8
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Pearl Button With Topaz Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Design Size 7
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Pearl Button With Garnet Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Design Size 7
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Pearl Button With Garnet Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Design Size 8
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Pearl Button With Pearl Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Design Size 8
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Tourmaline Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Tourmaline Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 8
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Tourmaline Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 8
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Topaz Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 8.5
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Topaz Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Metal Boat Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Boat Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 7
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Ornate Village Scene set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 8
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button with Ornate Village Scene Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 7
Victorian Carved Pearl Shell Button set in Sterling Silver Ring Setting Size 8
Victorian Carved Shell w/ Garnet Center Button Ring set in Sterling Silver Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Pearl tinted w/ Steel facet accent & Tourmaline stone center set in Sterling Silver Size 8.5
Victorian Carved Pearl tinted w/ Back glass accent set in filigre Sterling Silver Ring Size 8
