Found at early 1700s colonial site. Any ideas?

Gregg3131 · Nov 23, 2017

Found this at 1700s colonial site amongst early coins and buttons any ideas?

Chinagirl · Nov 23, 2017

I wonder if it might be the outer cover for a bottle in a vanity set. Often bottles had a plain snug fitting glass stopper and an ornate metal cover that matched other accessories in the set.

johnnyblaze · Nov 23, 2017

Chinagirl said:
I wonder if it might be the outer cover for a bottle in a vanity set. Often bottles had a plain snug fitting glass stopper and an ornate metal cover that matched other accessories in the set.

I agree some type of Finial of sorts...~

~Blaze~

Chinagirl · Nov 23, 2017

johnnyblaze said:
I agree some type of Finial of sorts...~

~Blaze~

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Ummm...I wasn't describing a finial, Blaze. this example of mine has a threaded cover but not all of them did. The green and blue guilloche/enamelling would be added to the back of a brush, mirror, button hook handle, lid of powder jar etc. in order to form a set of various objects that all had a commonality. I'm suggesting that perhaps the found object is the covering embellishment on a perfume bottle that was part of a similarly designed vanity set.

johnnyblaze · Nov 24, 2017

A finial or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature..

Chinagirl · Nov 24, 2017

Ok, I understand what you're describing and I've got a bottle or two that have what can be called a finial. I've not come across anyone in the perfume bottle collector "world" call these covers finials though, they're usually called caps regardless of how plain or ornate they are.