Button I.D.

[VTColonialDigger]

I found this little button on the side of a hill next to an old road built in the mid 1700s. When I found it I dismissed it "just a cool little button", but recently realized it could be older than I thought. (originally thought mid 1800s) any ideas on what the age, use, etc. of this button is?


Front (has a floral design inside of a circle on it if you can't tell from the photo)


Back


Side

 

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[FreeBirdTim]

Better photos would help. Is it brass or pewter? Any backmark or design on the back?

 

[devldog]

Cool looking button. Congrat's to you on a nice find.

 

[VTColonialDigger]

I'm not exactly sure what type of metal it is but it is a dark grey (guessing pewter) and not a green color, as in the case of brass. Will get some better photos up when I get a moment. Thanks!

 

[DownNDirty]

Ditto on clearer closeup pics; hard to give a good id without them.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Might have something special, clearly marked on the front. 1 piece construction and no backmark could certainly place it late 1700s. In focus pictures are a must

 

[VTColonialDigger]

So I finally got some time to take some photos, but could not get any clear ones. So what I did was I made a drawing of the button instead. In this photo the small circle you see is the size of the actual button (My drawing is double sized). I compared the drawing and the actual button and the design is pretty much identical.



I am pretty sure this button is pewter

 

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[yakker]

Try natural light. That always helps. Sometimes I use a magnifying glass, if my phone isn't able to get a closer shot. A lot can be learned from the design on the front- or writing on the back.