Victorian Perfume Button Pierced Earrings. These are not just any button earrings but are pierced earrings made from antique perfume buttons. Floral with a touch of velvet, these earrings were designed to carry the scent of a man's loved one with him. Popular during the Civil War with many wife taking a button from her frock to send to the war with her beloved. Manufactured in the United States and very popular in Europe, many young men died with one of these earrings in his pocket. Pushback closures. Wearable and collectible.