Brooch or Rosette? Texas Cabin New Years day find

[Baggins]

Found this yesterday at my favorite hunting spot and need some help with it...it looks to be made of pewter, or possibly brass, and has a design around the center, which at one time looks to have had another piece, or a stone in it...the back is fairly rusted, and appears to have two points where a straight pin might have been...this piece measures just shy of 2" accross....any help is apprecitated!
As always, thanks for stopping by and taking a look!
Baggins

 

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[zartan7779]

could be part of an old door knob set the part that screwed to the door

 

[Baggins]

I don't think so Zartan...there are no screw holes, and the back appeared to be a solid piece of metal..there was also a smaller piece of metal on the front near the hole, but it broke off..

 

[zartan7779]

oh i see it kinda looks like a hole in the picture where the shade is .

oh well i guess i cant help

 

[Montana Jim]

I think you're right, I think it's a brooch or rosette... prolly had a stone or ivory carving in the center hole...

 

[Felinepeachy]

Well I could be way way off but is it possible that it was a small picture frame? Like this one.

 

[EDDE]

not to sound like a ding a ling but i thinks its a door bell button plate

 

[Baggins]

Did I mention that this was found at an old log cabin site? There wasn't any electricity anywhere near this area....good guess though!
Baggins

 

[Baggins]

I think this is a brooch very similar to this one....http://metaldetectingworld.com/photogalary/rev_war_relics/pages/RW24-amber brooch.htm
What does anyone think? Anyone have a guess as to the age?
Baggins

 

[Montana Jim]

Did I mention that this was found at an old log cabin site? There wasn't any electricity anywhere near this area....good guess though!
Baggins

They DID have doorbells pre-electricity... but they were hand cranked with a little knob, they also had little backings but there woulda' been screw holes...

 

[Baggins]

Again, you learn something new everyday! Thanks!

 

[Montana Jim]

Again, you learn something new everyday! Thanks!

LOL... There is ALWAYS something to learn! This was a "whatsit" of mine, either a crank or a pull... it rang a doorbell

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,66941.0.html

 

[Baggins]

That is one cool find!