Copper buckle, picture frame or something else?

[winslow]

I found this mangled piece of copper in an area that had a lot of square nails and where I previously found an 1856 seated coin. I was surprised to find "ornateness" when I cleaned it up and thought it must be an old picture frame. It has a length of 4 inches and a width of 3 inches. A friend of mine thinks it's a women's belt buckle of some sort. All opinions and wild conjecture is appreciated!

 

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[SkaBa]

Picture frame.

 

[BosnMate]

Tin Type frame.

 

[Noodle]

Was wondering how it came to be folded into such a 'balanced' shape. Curious.

 

[rick67]

Was wondering how it came to be folded into such a 'balanced' shape. Curious.

They got divorced.