If its not a button what is it?

[RelicDude]

I found this at cellar hole I've been hunting in southern mass in the Berkshire region. At first I thought it was a button but it's not. It has has an r isignia on it could it be military? This item has got me stumped and curious to know how old it is the only object that could date the area is an 1847 large cent my friend found. Any help would be awesome-relic dude

 

[cw0909]

found some history on George,and added history on jewelry makers,most were based
in NJ since early 1800s, not sure this helps the op,a start i guess thats if the whats it
is a shirt stud/cuff link

KREMENTZ & CO.AN AMERICAN STORY
Features
By Stacey King, Associate Editor
This story appears in the August 1997 issue of JCK magazine
KREMENTZ & CO.AN AMERICAN STORY - JCK
The Uneasy Succession at Krementz
Features
By Jim Cory, Contributing Editor
This story appears in the May 1999 issue of JCK magazine
The Uneasy Succession at Krementz - JCK

 

[RelicDude]

Very neat thanks everyone for the help

 

[Breezie]

Breezie, remember the cuff I posted earlier. Its a very similar design.

Absolutely but we couldn't really nail it until we had the dimensions. Breezie