Square button help

[Merf]

Found this at an 1850s farmstead site today.
Tumbled it for an hour and got some good detail.
Never seen one like this and help is appreciated.

 

[nebstater]

Hey Merf, it looks like a button to me. (lol)

Sorry, I can't help you on any background on it though.

 

[Likely Guy]

That's not square shaped. It's diamond shaped!

Seriously though, I wish I could help. Nice detail on the button (Maltese cross = Germanic reference), too bad there's no back mark and I wish that everyone could take a photo of a small object as well as you do.

 

[CRUSADER]

I would think it more likely 1 half of a cufflink. There would have been 4 of them to a set. A pair would have been connected by a small chain between the loops.

 

[Tony in SC]

I would think it more likely 1 half of a cufflink. There would have been 4 of them to a set. A pair would have been connected by a small chain between the loops.

I would say cufflink. Is that a little bit of gilt still on it? Tony

 

[fortbball9]

It's a neat looking button,I like it.
Congrats

fortbball9