SUN CELLAR HOLE HUNT WITH FRANK* button help needed!!!!!!!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Frank has been hot on the large coppers lately and today was no exception.we spent about 4 hours at the cellar hole.I squeaked out a few keepers but,today was Franks day!
I got a large dandy or cloak button with some gold gilting still left on it,a 1875 indian head ( a decent date),a large iron farm implement(never dug anything like this before)
franks large cent was unidentifiable but he also dug this 2 piece button wiyh a scovill backmark.can anyone shed some light on this button with house and RtS ? festina lente? anybody with a alberts or tice book tell me about this please?

 

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[pepperj]

Great looking Button
Nice info. on the button IP.

 

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[Bramblefind]

Yay! So glad this button is solved

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Beauty of a button and good going on the ID IP!

 

[dfx willy]

oh now i get it! the fro thing. i was trying to figure that one out from posts elsewere. willy

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Connecticut school button, Rectory School, Scovill MFg Watrbry,

Button depicts Christian cross, "R S" the school building and a Latin inscription, Rectory School was formed in 1843 in Centerville, Connecticut, now Hamden CT. Although a church school, the curriculum also include military drill. Backmark: "SCOVILL. MFG. CO. / WATBRY." dm with no rings, well around the shank, only used for cadet buttons, ca 1860, only (ScovillM470vest). Two part convex button, "cadet" coat or vest size. Nondug button, gilded, stand up shank.

http://www.relicman.com/buttons/zArchiveButtonFedStatesConnecticut.htm

thanks IP! he's gonna be happy now!