Any Buckle Experts Out There?

[Neil in West Jersey]

I found this clip or buckle quite a while back in a wooded area. The site was part of a horse farm near a house that was used as a hospital during the American Revolution. If you look closely, there is a tab on one side and a slit on the other, as if a piece of cloth or leather would be slipped through. The reverse is identical. At first I thought it looked Victorian, but now I am wondering if it is possibly a bit older. I have never seen a similar one posted. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Montana Jim]

If not a buckle, and I don't know, it might also be part of a brooch, or a delegate ribbon.  Just thinking out loud.

[DCMatt]

I'm no expert, but it could be a colonial era strap buckle. Seems a bit small for a shoe buckle. Is it brass?

DCMatt

[Neil in West Jersey]

I'm no expert, but it could be a colonial era strap buckle. Seems a bit small for a shoe buckle. Is it brass?

DCMatt

I am not sure if it is brass. It seems more like bronze or copper, but I am not an expert. It measures about 1..5".

[DCMatt]

If not a buckle, and I don't know, it might also be part of a brooch, or a delegate ribbon. Just thinking out loud.

Rococo style was very popular in the mid to late 1700's, then again during the Victorian period.

Anything on the back?

DCMatt

[Neil in West Jersey]

If not a buckle, and I don't know, it might also be part of a brooch, or a delegate ribbon. Just thinking out loud.

Rococo style was very popular in the mid to late 1700's, then again during the Victorian period.

Anything on the back?

DCMatt

Matt,

The reverse is a mirror image of the front.

Neil

[DCMatt]

If not a buckle, and I don't know, it might also be part of a brooch, or a delegate ribbon. Just thinking out loud.

Rococo style was very popular in the mid to late 1700's, then again during the Victorian period.

Anything on the back?

DCMatt

Matt,

The reverse is a mirror image of the front.

Neil

Both sides the same? I would say NOT a buckle.

Possibly part of a fancy chandelier? Drawer pull? I don't know...

DCMatt

[SimonLakeSub]

Could be a 18Th century piece of Jewelry, ( Just a guess ) Nice artifact and very mysterious.

Sorry I could not be more helpfull.

Regards Simon......

[Neil in West Jersey]

Just a guess but would say it's the top of a ribbon like this old campaign ribbon. Think someone may have mentioned it above
Don

I think it is a good guess, however the reverse side is identical to the front. My guess is that a campaign ribbon would have a flat back. I also dont see slits for sliding the ribbon. The ribbon is obviously slipped through before being fastened, as in the photo below showing the front and back.

[CRUSADER]

All I can add is; its not like any buckle I have ever seen including all the books.

[greengorilla]

It is part of a ceiling lamp chain... fixed a bunch of those.