Antique, late 18th century, button with grey-silver coloured metal top, probably pewter, which may once have had a bright silver tin coating. The delicate stamped design echoes the pattern on thread or ribbon wound buttons of the same period. The edge of the metal folds over the solid bone back. Four holes in the bone back would once have held catgut thread, which formed a shank to sew the button to a garment, but after 250 years, the catgut is missing. Still a rare collectable.

Size 1.1” (2.8 cm)