Bronze decorative lid? at house stoop

[Wild Colonial Boy]

found this on old farm homestead site

had corroded iron inside lid, and flowers had iron inserts

any ideas

 

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[DCMatt]

With the holes in the flowers I'd guess pounce pot lid.

 

[A2coins]

Thats a tuff one a lid for something

 

[jewelerguy]

I'm pretty sure that's the face cap of a hollow metal door knob

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Both a Pounce lid, and door knob cap are possibilities, somebody also said a snuff box

 

[DCMatt]

It looks like the holes in the flowers are deliberate. Also has a knurled edge like a screw top. Not a door knob and snuff box lid wouldn't have holes.

It's made to let something out through the holes. Salt? Sand? Smoke? Aroma?

Could be a tobacco pipe lid or a potpourri lid as well...

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Good point,, I will check again if the holes had iron in them

 

[Rookster]

Nice find. Congrats