Rosettes?

[Breezie]

Hey Everybody, Below are 3 thingies that I think are rosettes. The one in the middle is extremely heavy for its size, so I'm thinking it is lead. They were dug in an area that was rich in CW items, especially cavalry related items. Any thoughts? Thanks, Breezie

 

[CRUSADER]

Middle one - yes,
Right - horse blinker

 

[NGE]

Left one looks like Horse " Tack " .......NGE

 

[CRUSADER]

Left one looks like Horse " Tack " .......NGE

it might be the stud that goes in the end of a riding crop

 

[Breezie]

Left one looks like Horse " Tack " .......NGE

it might be the stud that goes in the end of a riding crop

BINGO! Cru, I think you nailed that one, and it's the right size for that too! Thanks, Breezie

 

[Breezie]

Middle one - yes,
Right - horse blinker

Mmm, so there were rosettes made from lead. Are these older than Civil War?

 

[CRUSADER]

Middle one - yes,
Right - horse blinker

Mmm, so there were rosettes made from lead. Are these older than Civil War?

Its a pewter ee lead, or a kinda lead-alloy, not very pure & often plated with a silver or gold gilt. Yes they are earlier than CW

 

[Kevo_DFX]

Breezie,

Take a look at this lead-filled rosette I found:

Is it possible you have a rosette that had a brass ap on it at one point and the lead fell out?

Kevo

 

[CRUSADER]

Breezie,

Take a look at this lead-filled rosette I found:

Is it possible you have a rosette that had a brass ap on it at one point and the lead fell out?

Kevo

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=10059&cat=all
Not really, I find many lead-alloy types.

 

[mainer]

I have one made of Pewter aswell Breezie. And as Cru said it has just a little bit of gold gilt left on it. That came from a early site, around 1800 or so.