Bethlehem Pearl
Finely carved vintage Bethlehem pearl. Shared at the 2017 Spring Workshop, Oregon State Button Society. See Wikipedia on mother-of-pearl carving in Bethlehem. Courtesy of Peachy McNealy.
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Bethlehem PEARLS 2007 August WRBA, by Dale Parkhust
Article by Dale Parkhurst on Bethlehem Pearls, 2007
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’23-12: Mother of Pearl
As we step into December, let’s revisit the history of the Bethlehem Pearl buttons. These hand-carved mother-of-pearl buttons were first mentioned in a 1947 article by Just Buttons magazine under […]
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Bethlehem Pearl 1-50
The Just Buttons Magazine Catalogs Visualized Just Buttons Magazine published catalogs of Bethlehem Pearl button designs between 1959 and 1979. We have compiled a visual catalog by matching photographs of […]
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7-Branch Candlestick
[…] with 7 branches. (Hanukkah menorah has 9 branches.) The button was likely carved/created in the Bethlehem area of Jordan in the 1950s-60s. In a 1960 National Button Society bulletin ad, […]
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010 sew through Start of Bethlehem
010 sew thru Star of Bethlehem
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Bethlehem Pearl 99-153
[…] 125. Lantern 126. Rose of Sharon 127. Crescent and Star in Abalone 128. Star of Bethlehem in Abalone 129. Praying Hands near Cross 1.75″ 130. Jesus Praying at Gethsimoni 1.75″ […]
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#63 Good Shepherd, made in Jordan
[…] depicting Christian biblical themes started arriving to the US collectors market from the Palestine in the late 1950s advertised as “Bethlehem Pearls.” See related buttons and article by Dale Parkhurst on WRBA.
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Tongues of Fire
[…] bolt of heavenly inspiration. This button, named “Seven Tongue Flame,” is a part of the Christian-themed series of designs in Bethlehem Pearl, made in the Holy Land. … member login
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