🥇 BANNER Rare gold cufflinks…..

[Fyrguy86]

Sitting in the airport and wanted to share this. Decided to battle the heat of the low country to do some digging with friends for 2 days. Lord was it worth it. There’s nothing like seeing gold in that dark soil. They are beautiful. A 7th reg of foot button and a few KG half pennies have came from this area.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Congrats. Who of importance is listed as visiting or residing in that area? VERY FEW people even owned gold, much less wore it on a jacket!! History should provide some clues of potential owners.

 

[TexasDigs]

Great find!

 

[Fyrguy86]

So here’s some information my buddy Patriot Relics passed on. Still trying to figure out the makers mark on them.

Date range is 1750-1780, gold jewelry from this period was fashioned from the melting of gold coins. Gold items of personal adornment from the 18th century could only be afforded by royalty and the very wealthy (merchant captain not military officer).

 

[Fyrguy86]

Welcome back to the TNet party buddy. Museum quality piece of early American history. Banner find is an understatement, congratulations brother.

Thanks brother. You were the first person I had to send photos too!!

 

[Fredneck]

Stunning !!... is the word . Rev War Naval Officers adorned the Tudor Rose cuff link.

 

[Fyrguy86]

Here’s the makers mark information.

 

[Pete E]

Sitting in the airport and wanted to share this. Decided to battle the heat of the low country to do some digging with friends for 2 days. Lord was it worth it. There’s nothing like seeing gold in that dark soil. They are beautiful. A 7th reg of foot button and a few KG half pennies have came from this area.

A stunning Find indeed, and no doubt one with a lot of history tied up to it.

Tell me, the design with one large circular link joining to two sides, is that usual in the US at that time? I ask because I have only ever seen cuff links like that joined with a chain of two or three smaller links...

 

[Fyrguy86]

A stunning Find indeed, and no doubt one with a lot of history tied up to it.

Tell me, the design with one large circular link joining to two sides, is that usual in the US at that time? I ask because I have only ever seen cuff links like that joined with a chain of two or three smaller links...

I honestly can not answer that. Maybe somebody with more info can.

 

[Pete E]

I honestly can not answer that. Maybe somebody with more info can.

Hopefully somebody will chime in...I asked because I was wondering if that style of construction is some sort of a clue in itself??

 

[BennyV]

Here’s the makers mark information.

Great work! I live near Norwalk.

 

[Jose The Goon]

You've probably already seen the following info, but just in case, I'm posting it for all to see. The links's below might be helpful, but what struck me was this: "his other professional activities as a judge and state senator." Well, if he was a State Senator & Judge, It is very possible that he crafted them for himself. Some more research as to why he would be in Pennsylvania (Continental Congress maybe?) & who owned the land where you found the cufflinks might yield some clues & be fruitful. Congrats on your stellar find !!! (Forget the Pennsylvania angle. I now know the cufflinks were found in South Carolina)
FROM A GOOGLE SEARCH:
The available information indicates that a silversmith named William Bradford Whiting (1731-1796) worked in Norwich, Connecticut around the 1750s
. However, his work as a silversmith is debated by historians. Some sources suggest that his son, also named William Bradford Whiting, may have been the silversmith. The son worked in Savannah, Georgia around 1780 and may have apprenticed under his uncle, Ebenezer Whiting.


Therefore, it is possible that William Bradford Whiting, a silversmith working in Connecticut during the 1750s, might have crafted gold cufflinks. However, the sources provided do not confirm any specific instance of him crafting gold cufflinks. The focus is primarily on his potential work as a silversmith and his other professional activities as a judge and state senator.

If you're interested in learning more about gold cufflinks from 18th-century England, the following resources might be helpful:

• Larsdatter.com's "18th Century Sleeve Links" page: This page describes various types of cuff links from the period, including examples from England.
• Berganza's "Antique Vintage Cufflinks" page: This resource mentions the history and design of antique cufflinks, including the use of various materials and gemstones during different periods.
• Nigel Norman's "Antique Cufflinks London" page: This page showcases antique cufflinks, including some from the 18th and 19th centuries.

 

[oldmxrat]

What an incredible find, that one's going to be hard to beat!

 

[Digger RJ]

Sitting in the airport and wanted to share this. Decided to battle the heat of the low country to do some digging with friends for 2 days. Lord was it worth it. There’s nothing like seeing gold in that dark soil. They are beautiful. A 7th reg of foot button and a few KG half pennies have came from this area.

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Now that is a nice pair of cufflinks ! Congrats on a great find.

 

[Gare]

OUTSTANDING FIND Keep it up !!!

 

[BennyV]

I hope you find the other one.

What state did you find them in?

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I would continue historical research on this one. What is the lineage of his business? I wonder if any records survived. I wonder how common it was for silversmiths to work in gold?

 

[Fyrguy86]

I hope you find the other one.

What state did you find them in?

South Carolina. Near Charleston.

 

[AU Seeker]

South Carolina. Near Charleston.

Awesome find!
Congratulations on making Banner!

 

[Pete E]

I honestly can not answer that. Maybe somebody with more info can.

Hopefully somebody will chime it...I asked because I was wondering if that style of construction is a clue in itself??