Theres a Bird on it but its no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

[BioProfessor]

There's a Bird on it but it's no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

Found this on an old plantation that dates back to about 1750. It has been flattened out but it was probably shaped differently in it's day. It seems to be brass.

The center circle is about 2" in diameter and there is a bird eating fruit/berries from a hanging cluster while standing on a branch. There is a small bird to the left of the larger one. The whole thing is about 3.5" in diameter. The background is lined in places where nothing is supposed to be - reeds, leaves, branch, etc

My best guess is some sort of decorative piece that showed through a carved wooded box or something. There are no nail holes to indicate it was mounted.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Daryl

 

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[Iron Patch]

Re: There's a Bird on it but it's no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

Looks like a piece of a powder flask. A bird/eagle is a very common design.

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Re: There's a Bird on it but it's no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

Looks like a peacock

 

[shaun7]

Re: There's a Bird on it but it's no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

Dragon?

 

[DCMatt]

Re: There's a Bird on it but it's no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

Pheasant?

 

[kuger]

Re: There's a Bird on it but it's no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

I was thinking powder flask as well,%90 of the ones I find are always crushed and contorted?There is a wide array of designs and characters on those!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Re: There's a Bird on it but it's no Eagle. Turkey? Not a clue.

I was thinking powder flask as well,%90 of the ones I find are always crushed and contorted?There is a wide array of designs and characters on those!

Absolutely a powder flask panel.