Three Pins Diameter .75 in. Six Pins Diameter .5 in. Tie Pin Diameter .5 in. This complete blazer button set by Ben Silver of Charleston South Carolina and London comprises nine pieces -- one larger pendant or fob button and eight standard blazer buttons -- each displaying the Washington University Saint Louis seal in full cloisonne enamel with the universitys heraldic shield in red, white and green with gold detail and the founding date 1853 on the surround, set in 24 karat gold plate over brass with a rich warm gilt finish, presented in the original Ben Silver blue velvet lined presentation box. Ben Silver of Charleston South Carolina is recognized as the foremost American manufacturer of collegiate and institutional blazer buttons, having produced jewelry quality enamel buttons for hundreds of universities, prep schools, private clubs and corporations for over fifty years -- a reputation that led to commissions including the production of 350,000 sets of blazer buttons as commemorative gifts for the 1980 Ronald Reagan Presidential Inaugural and the manufacture of US Presidential Seal blazer buttons for every occupant of the Oval Office since Harry S. Truman. Washington University in Saint Louis -- founded in 1853 and consistently ranked among the top research universities in the United States -- is represented by its full heraldic seal, making this set of particular local and alumni interest. Condition is excellent with the enamel work bright and complete and all buttons present in the original box.