Vintage Button Earrings

Wear a piece of history! 100 years ago, J.R. Boepple from Muscatine, Iowa discovered the "freshwater pearls" clams in the Mississippi River. These shells were sorted and graded by an then, cut, dyed and formed into round blanks. These buttons were lost in a warehouse for many decades and were recently rediscovered and turned into this beautiful piece of jewelry.

Made with Mississippi River Buttons.