✅ SOLVED Concave pewter button-or cufflink?

[DownNDirty]

Found this yesterday at a Colonial site that was active from the late 17th through the late 18th century; there was Rev War activity there also. I've never seen a button like this & it doesn't look very functional as a button at least not to me. Could it be a cufflink?

 

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[CoilyGirl]

Wonder if it could have been a two piece button since its concave in the middle?

 

[DownNDirty]

I guess that is a possibility but the house was burned down at the end of the Rev War and left in ruins.

 

[bill from lachine]

I tend to agree with CoilyGirl odds are a 2 piece button with the front missing.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Iron Patch]

Yes, two piece and probably predates the Rev War, but could still be around.

 

[DownNDirty]

Thanks!

 

[DownNDirty]

What are the odds it was a military button?

 

[Iron Patch]

What are the odds it was a military button?

Pretty low but I have seen some early British military buttons made in a fairly similar way. It's a pretty common button type dating somewhere in the early to mid. 1700s. If you're familiar with the blowhole type buttons I believe what you have would have looked much the same, with the exception of the hole.

 

[Iron Patch]

Check out the top right pic. They are dug a back like yours with a blowhole type.

https://virginiarelics.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/18th-century-silver-cufflink-and-a-blowhole-button/

 

[DownNDirty]

Good info IP

 

[DCMatt]

Possibly the back from an early ball button.