19th century Mauchline ware wooden button with printed image of Dunkeld Cathedral. Fixed stud type shank. The back also has a printed inscription: DUNKELD. C McLEOD PUBLISHER. From the 1860’s, the area around Mauchline, in Scotland, had many small factories producing small wooden souvenirs for the tourist trade - all kinds of items such as snuff boxes and sewing and writing ephemera - always beautifully made and frequently with a printed image of a tourist destination. Buttons were not very common. Scottish views were typical, after Queen Victoria made Scotland a popular destination, and railways made travel more accessible. So this is an interesting and nice quality item a bygone age.

Size 1.2” (3 cm)