Old Gilded Button Old Inland Swim Beach

[Buried Crap NJ]

I dug this old Gilded button this summer. Its been soaking in olive oil for three month. i just got a toy USB Microscope for the computer. 10x,60x,200x The photo is at 10times. I know now why I could not read it! All the letters/words are backwards? Its a dog looking in a door, open?With a tree over the door! Under the dog AS or A2 It reads (backwards) bottom right.
MAY MY FRIEND PROVE FAITHFUL
Any body have a clue to what this is from why its backwards?

 

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[baywalker]

Is it some kind of wax seal stamp ?

Jonnie

 

[Bramblefind]

I agree with it being a seal Great find!

It could be the one listed in this 1830 catalog-

http://books.google.com/books?id=eY...e&q="may my friend prove as faithful"&f=false

CATALOGUE
OF THAT PART OF
Mr. WILLIAM TASSIE'S
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION
OF
IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS,
CONSISTING OF
DEVICES AND EMBLEMS,
WITH
MOTTOS IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES

MADE IN COMPOSITION FOR

SEALS,

AT

20, LEICESTER SQUARE;

Page 21

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

I agree with it being a seal Great find!

It could be the one listed in this 1830 catalog-

http://books.google.com/books?id=eY...e&q="may my friend prove as faithful"&f=false

Wow what great information! Who what did this guy do?Can you point me a better link to your source? I am still a little confused. Here is the side view. You can see why I am thinking button. Perhaps a remake during that period rather than a coin button?

CATALOGUE
OF THAT PART OF
Mr. WILLIAM TASSIE'S
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION
OF
IMPRESSIONS FROM ENGRAVED GEMS,
CONSISTING OF
DEVICES AND EMBLEMS,
WITH
MOTTOS IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES

MADE IN COMPOSITION FOR

SEALS,

AT

20, LEICESTER SQUARE;

Page 21

 

[Don in SJ]

Well, it is either a modified seal where the shank shown was added later for some reason or it is not as good as a seal, meaning it is a facsimile seal (button representing the seal and not actually a seal just like there are facsimile Spanish coin buttons).

Don

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm going with modified seal, the shank looks to be a later crude construction

 

[Don in SJ]

I'm going with modified seal, the shank looks to be a later crude construction

That was my first choice, just does not look like a typical shank........

 

[Bramblefind]

Wow what great information! Who what did this guy do?Can you point me a better link to your source? I am still a little confused. Here is the side view. You can see why I am thinking button. Perhaps a remake during that period rather than a coin button?

Here's a brief bio of him-

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=78307

Biographical details



William Tassie (maker/artist; Scottish; Male; 1777 - 1860)
Bibliography

DNB, vol. 16, qv William Tassie
John M. Gray, 'James and William Tassie. A biographical and critical sketch', London 1894 (reprinted 1974).
Biography

Modeller and manufacturer of impressions of intaglio gems and of glass paste portrait cameos. Took over the business of his uncle, James Tassie (qv) at 20 Leicester Square on the latter's death in 1799. William added to his uncle's collection of glass casts after engraved gems, so that his collection of impressions in glass, plaster or sulphur eventually exceeded 20,000. Like his uncle, he employed distinguished artists for his portrait medallions in white glass paste. He also expanded the business to include glass seals and gems inscribed with sentimental mottoes, issuing catalogues of them in 1816 (with a second edition in 1820) and 1830.
The 1830 catalogue was titled: 'A catalogue of that part of Mr. William Tassie's Extensive Collection of Impressions from Engraved Gems, consisting of Devices and Emblems with Mottoes in Various Languages made in composition for Seals . . . .', London 1830.

It might be that your "button" was based on his design but not actually one of his pieces since it says his were "glass seals and gems inscribed with sentimental mottoes.."

It sure is a nice find and you did a great job cleaning it up.

 

[CRUSADER]

Wow what great information! Who what did this guy do?Can you point me a better link to your source? I am still a little confused. Here is the side view. You can see why I am thinking button. Perhaps a remake during that period rather than a coin button?

Here's a brief bio of him-

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=78307

Biographical details



William Tassie (maker/artist; Scottish; Male; 1777 - 1860)
Bibliography

DNB, vol. 16, qv William Tassie
John M. Gray, 'James and William Tassie. A biographical and critical sketch', London 1894 (reprinted 1974).
Biography

Modeller and manufacturer of impressions of intaglio gems and of glass paste portrait cameos. Took over the business of his uncle, James Tassie (qv) at 20 Leicester Square on the latter's death in 1799. William added to his uncle's collection of glass casts after engraved gems, so that his collection of impressions in glass, plaster or sulphur eventually exceeded 20,000. Like his uncle, he employed distinguished artists for his portrait medallions in white glass paste. He also expanded the business to include glass seals and gems inscribed with sentimental mottoes, issuing catalogues of them in 1816 (with a second edition in 1820) and 1830.
The 1830 catalogue was titled: 'A catalogue of that part of Mr. William Tassie's Extensive Collection of Impressions from Engraved Gems, consisting of Devices and Emblems with Mottoes in Various Languages made in composition for Seals . . . .', London 1830.

It might be that your "button" was based on his design but not actually one of his pieces since it says his were "glass seals and gems inscribed with sentimental mottoes.."

It sure is a nice find and you did a great job cleaning it up.

Correct, famous motto's or quotes had no IPR in those days & were copied, & copied & copied. No way of telling a manufacturer by a motto alone.