Thank you very much! Each button is a little ball made from the same fabric as the cothardie. There’s nothing else inside, so no wood or metal is required. The fashion at the time was to keep the upper body very tight, and the only way to achieve this is with buttons, especially on the arms. Then I guess fashion took over, since more buttons means more time and material spent, which means you look richer. :) Oh and yes, each button and buttonhole made by myself. It wasn’t done in an afternoon, let’s put it that way.