button or what

[jrwill56]

found today in a feld where a early 1800s house was ----looks and feels like lead

 

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[DCMatt]

Crudely cast... Maybe pewter.

I think I've seen an offset shank like that. Part of a cloak clasp?

I'm assuming you found it in the USA...

 

[DCMatt]

Here's a pewter button with an offset shank. Dug at a colonial site in Virginia. I'm not 100% sure on the date but I think very early 1700's.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I agree with Matt, likely pewter and clothing related.

Nice find,
Dave