Brass Clover

[BuckleBoy]

I dug this brass, clover-shaped item yesterday at a very old site. It has two holes in it (for nails?) and it is very crudely cast. The back is not filed or finished in any way (it is very lumpy). The piece does not appear to be broken at the bottom.










Thank you for your help,



Buckles

 

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[goldie1959]

maybe decoration an a saddle ,bridle or trunk

 

[BuckleBoy]

Could be. When I first dug it, my instincts told me to run around dancing and yelling "Corps Badge!" After I looked at it a bit, I realized that it wasn't one.


Not too often a clover-shaped item is dug.



Thank you for the reply,



Buckles

 

[Breezie]

Buckles, this might be somewhat far fetched, but could it be a CW heel tap or a field made inset part of a clover heel tap? The South was so poor during the war, maybe they used both for boot taps. I do think it was made in the Victorian era 1850-60s because clover-shaped items were big during that time; even windows were shaped like that. Breezie

 

[CRUSADER]

Is it broken at the bottom?

 

[DCMatt]

Perhaps a crude fleur-de-lis rather than a clover...

DCMatt

 

[johnnyi]

Perhaps a crude fleur-de-lis rather than a clover...

DCMatt

I agree Matt as far as not being so sure that's a clover. Is it broken off at the bottom?

 

[CRUSADER]

If broken, I think its part of a hinge from a piece of furniture. 2 Screw holes to hold it with the hinge piece missing.

 

[BuckleBoy]

It doesn't appear to be broken, but it might be. If it is broken, the break is very clean.