Need help with todays find

[dcooper1]

Found this today at the same house site where I have found a bunch of other old items. The house was built in 1780. I'm not sure what this one is. It looks like a large button but the wire on the back doesn't match up to any buttons I have seen. Another strange thing is the "material" inside the button. It appears to be a two piece of copper with a piece of material sandwiched between them. The inside of the "flower pedals" is some type of soft material, maybe leather.
On the back I can read "PATENTED 75"
Any help on an I.D. would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[topdog]

Congrats, very nice find.

 

[Thomas007]

Nice find

Looks like it might go on a bridle. I am having a hard time picturing what it looked like new with the copper and the leather on it

Thanks for showing it to us

HH

Sanat

 

[imafishingnutt]

off a bridle for a horse.
go look back in the hole you may find the stones that were once in it.

 

[JimBeHuntin']

I believe it is a bridle rosette ... congratz on a nice and unique find ~ Jimmy

 

[SilverFox167]

Cool find the front looks like a petrified pomegranite fruit slice.
Rob

 

[Bridge End Farm]

nice I also think it is from a bridle, hvae fun digging up more neat stuff

 

[Moonshadow]

Cool find the front looks like a petrified pomegranite fruit slice.
Rob

That's funny!

My vote is the bridle rosette also. Nice find!

HH,
Moon