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May 1997 NATIONAL BUTTON BULLETIN 101
6eoryrqnq, Ducfiess of Ceuons fiire
Qeorgiana lived in one of the most elegant periods the world has ever
known - the age of enlightenment and magnificence known as the l Bth
century. lt was an age of riches, glamour; and power in Qeorgian England
for the aristocratic Whigs who owned most of the wealth and property and
had placed the Qerman Hanoverians, Qeorge I and ll on the English
throne.
Qeorgiana, named for her famous mother; the Countess SpenceL was
A specialization oJ'beauty in Div. I metal buttons.
