Old Button.

[DJKelly]

Found 3-4 inches down in Buford GA. Same diameter as a penny. Don't expect much on this one but you never know. Thank's!!

 

[Breezie]

WELCOME to the forum! You have a Victorian mourning button. Below are a few websites with info about mourning during that time. If you will remember in Gone With The Wind, Scarlett was 'supposed' to be in mourning, but danced with Rhett at the soiree, which was such a social faux pas. ( If you haven't seen Gone With The Wind, somebody get a rope! )

Interesting find, Breezie

http://www.victoriana.com/library/harpers/funeral.html

http://www.tchevalier.com/fallingangels/bckgrnd/mourning/

 

[DJKelly]

Wow neat find. Thank you for your help and yes Gone With the Wind is one of my favorite movies. I used to work for a packing and shipping company that shipped stuff for a lot of antique companies. I had my hands on one of the dresses that Vivien Leigh wore in the movie as well as a Norman Rockwell original that sold for over a quarter of a million dollars. Thanks again for your help!!