Found strange brooch

[trapperart]

Found all this at a site that had a skirmish in 1813. Have found many old coins here. Could use help on age of brooch.

 

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[Loco-Digger]

It looks to be etched Amber.

 

[bill from lachine]

art,

Is the etching recessed? if so it could be a wax seal of some sort rather than a standard brooch.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[ironhorse]

art,

Is the etching recessed? if so it could be a wax seal of some sort rather than a standard brooch.

Regards + HH

Bill

That is a very good possibility


Show us the other side of that , it would be a very nice wax seal if it is!

Either way it is a fine looking brooch

 

[trapperart]

art,

Is the etching recessed? if so it could be a wax seal of some sort rather than a standard brooch.

Regards + HH

Bill

Yes it is recessed

 

[treblehunter]

Very cool, looks old to me, but IDK I don't want to be wrong and call it the wrong thing
I love the Dodge Brothers hub cap

 

[ironhorse]

That is a very good possibility


Show us the other side of that , it would be a very nice wax seal if it is!

Either way it is a fine looking brooch

I looked closer at the backside and it appears there may have been something attached once, it's still a contender for a nice wax seal knowing the carving is recessed

 

[against the wind]

Nice assortment, , the brooch is the show stopper.
Congrats

 

[UnderMiner]

Looks good, and old too! Maybe lost during the fighting!

 

[Scrappy]

Dodge brothers hubcap? Nice. Can you provide a pic of the backside of the brooch, that may help us with the ID

 

[CRUSADER]

19th C. Not quite the right colour for carnelian, so glass probably.

 

[Carolina Tom]

That brooch is really sweet. Congrats.

 

[Trezurehunter]

It is very nice looking.

 

[Subterranean]

Gorgeous brooch, congratulations. Sub

 

[CRUSADER]

Gorgeous brooch, congratulations. I compare the woman's hairstyle to those of my own relatives in circa 1850-1880's tintype photos, they are quite similar. Sub

Its a bald bloke...lol

 

[trapperart]

Its a bald bloke...lol

Looks like a bald dude to me also

 

[goldbmine]

Nice find no matter what. Congrats!

 

[detectahead]

Cool!

 

[DigIron2]

very nice find trapper.

 

[Garrett424]

For as old as that thing looks it sure cleaned up really nice.