Round object found at mid 1800s house site

[USMC18]

I found this object along with many other items dating back to the mid to late 1800s. It's about the size of a quarter and about 1/4 inches thick. It has a fancy flowery design around the edge and a mesh like material in the middle.

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Looks like a button or jewelry piece!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I have to agree with the Professor, likely a late-19th to early-20thc coat button.
Here's a similar example I found years ago at an early homestead, although my find is slightly earlier in date.

Dave

 

[Georgivs]

I wonder if it might have been a small pincushion with the fabric rotted away

 

[DCMatt]

It's a perfume button.

Victorian/Edwardian era perfumes were oily and stained clothing. These buttons had a piece of velvet in the center on which a lady could place a few drops of her perfume so she could smell nice without spoiling her clothing.