🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Found this at a 1700s house site. Any ideas what it could be ?

[Chief31]

Found this at a 1700s house site. Any ideas what it could be ?

 

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[Retired Sarge]

Maybe a clasp for a purse or case of some sorts. The smart people should be along shortly to give you a better answer.

 

[DCMatt]

Pretty sure it is something called a bachelor's button. Late 19th - early 20th C. Sometimes worn as a cufflink or a collar button.

This one is not an exact match but you get the idea. There were several patented types..