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 Pearl w/Steel Facet accent set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Carved Pearl Cameo w/Steel Facet accent set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Pearl w/ Garnet Stone accent set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Pearl w/ Tourmaline accent set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Pearl Dragon w/ Tourmaline accent set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Carved Shell Star Button set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8.5
Victorian Carved Shell w/ Metal Village Scene Button set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8.5
Victorian Carved Cowry Shell Village Scene set in Button set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Amethyst Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 7
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Iolite Center Set in Sterling silver Ring size 8.5
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 8.5
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Topaz Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 8.5
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Tourmaline Center Set in Sterling silver Ring Size 8
Victorian Carved Shell Button w/ Pink tourmaline set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Green Tourmaline stone Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Tinted Shell Button with Green Tourmaline stone Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Moon Shell Button set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Cowry Shell Village Scene set in Steel Button set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 7.5
Victorian Carved Shell Button with Topaz Center set in Sterling Silver Ring Size 8
