Most white buttons that we find in California are porcelaineous.  They are
often times incorrectly called white glass, milk glass, or porcelain (ASC for
instance).  The tpq is of very little help to almost all CA sites.  I have
seen very few actual glass buttons that are opaque white.

Missed you at the data sharing.  Got to see your sweetie for a short time.
Hope the birthday party was fun.  I can't believe he is 3!  Wow.

Hope to see you sometime soon.  Life is still very much up in the air at the
ASC, but please keep this between you and I right now.

Sunshine

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> Prosser molded buttons are marvelous dating tools and the definitive
> work for these buttons, which are frequently misidentified as milk glass
> buttons since they are pretty vitreous, is Sprague's 2002 Historical
> Archaeology article.  Look for the diagnostic stippling on the back of
> the button and you'll have a handy TPQ of 1840.  I'm less clear on the
> qualities and date ranges of milk glass as it may relate to buttons, but
> maybe Rick can shed some light on this too?
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> Sprague, Roderick
> 2002 China or Prosser Button Identification and Dating.  Historical
> Archaeology 36(2):111-127.
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> Laurie Burgess
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> Oh...I have no idea.  But, you arent confusing porcelain Prosser buttons
> with glass here, right?
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