Erik in NJ
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Approx. 2" x 2" Heavy, Gilded Items -- Ever Seen These Before?
Hi folks - My first post on this forum. I could not get any satisfaction on the Today's Finds forum. Here's what I found yesterday:
I'm still not sure what these are and what timeframe they are from.
This summer up in MA I unearthed two of these about 5 feet from each other. Today on an older property that's being demolished, my first signal was the round rosette about 6" deep. Ornate design, appears to be pewter as it's crumbling and also appears to have been gilted.
On other side of house where more demolition has been, I found on top of the ground what I thought was a spur, but it seems to be another rosette in the shape of a 16 pointed star! Tiny inlays that resembled pearls, but are probably something else. This one was gilted too. Appears younger as there are two casting tabs. There seem to be three words cast into it -- last is a number 2802.
All of them so far have been approx. 2" x 2".
Any info on these would be greatly appreciated as I am trying to get an approximate timeframe. Are they pewter? How were they attached to the bridle? How should I clean them? I don't want to destroy them. Thanks!
Hi folks - My first post on this forum. I could not get any satisfaction on the Today's Finds forum. Here's what I found yesterday:
I'm still not sure what these are and what timeframe they are from.
This summer up in MA I unearthed two of these about 5 feet from each other. Today on an older property that's being demolished, my first signal was the round rosette about 6" deep. Ornate design, appears to be pewter as it's crumbling and also appears to have been gilted.
On other side of house where more demolition has been, I found on top of the ground what I thought was a spur, but it seems to be another rosette in the shape of a 16 pointed star! Tiny inlays that resembled pearls, but are probably something else. This one was gilted too. Appears younger as there are two casting tabs. There seem to be three words cast into it -- last is a number 2802.
All of them so far have been approx. 2" x 2".
Any info on these would be greatly appreciated as I am trying to get an approximate timeframe. Are they pewter? How were they attached to the bridle? How should I clean them? I don't want to destroy them. Thanks!
