Button or ?

[baspinall]

Thought it was a button but now I'm not sure. Iron shank? Found on a 18th century farm site.

Brian

 

[ivan salis]

looks like a ESCUTCHEON (FACE PLATE ) TYPE ITEM with the squarish looking hole in it ---- it might have been nailed on with a iron "square nail" on a trunk as a decroative piece - or it may have had a squarish iron type shaft go thru it as part a dresser drawer pull set up.

 

[CRUSADER]

with the somewhat squarish looking hole in it ( it might have been nailed on with a iron nail - or had a built in iron nail type shaft built into it)--it may have been a part off a trunk or dresser .

I think its a plate on the dresser that the drawer pull went thru, looks 18th century too

 

[baspinall]

I have never seen a furniture piece with such a rudimentary piece like this. Usually furniture pieces look a little more refined to me. Even in the 17th century.

 

[timekiller]

with the somewhat squarish looking hole in it ( it might have been nailed on with a iron nail - or had a built in iron nail type shaft built into it)--it may have been a part off a trunk or dresser .

with the somewhat squarish looking hole in it ( it might have been nailed on with a iron nail - or had a built in iron nail type shaft built into it)--it may have been a part off a trunk or dresser .

I think its a plate on the dresser that the drawer pull went thru, looks 18th century too

with the somewhat squarish looking hole in it ( it might have been nailed on with a iron nail - or had a built in iron nail type shaft built into it)--it may have been a part off a trunk or dresser .

I think its a plate on the dresser that the drawer pull went thru, looks 18th century too

With the flat back & design on the front has to be.
The closes to a match I could find.And would be how it must of looked some what rather nail or this pin deal Was not a drawer pommel though with that rust in the hole.
Take Care,
Pete,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150568636626

 

[CRUSADER]

I have never seen a furniture piece with such a rudimentary piece like this. Usually furniture pieces look a little more refined to me. Even in the 17th century.

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=394&cat=all
Unusually, this one has a round hole, but you get the idea.

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=25829&cat=all

 

[ivan salis]

except for the round hole vs square (handle) hole type hole -- please look at crusader's post above this one --- item in link #1 above is a clear match * even the decroative designs on it are similar -- as I said -- it a part off a dresser *** -- a decroative ESCUTCHEON " face plate" that the pull handle shaft goes thru .-- its a simple crudely designed one. -- for simple "common" folks furniture of that time frame -- nice find by the way.--for here in the USA -- its a quite common type find in england I'm sure . -- so most likely either a british imported dresser or a locally made american "copy" of british style item.

green check please.