✅ SOLVED Who is depicted on this button? Any ideas?

[creskol]

It says S. Firmin as the backmark.

 

[mk4125]

Skinny Santa.

 

[Iron Patch]

It's a livery button so the best you will do is to know the family name.

https://sites.google.com/site/liverybuttonsidentified/home/human-figure-head

 

[creskol]

It's a livery button so the best you will do is to know the family name.

https://sites.google.com/site/liverybuttonsidentified/home/human-figure-head

Thanks Iron Patch! I appreciate that.

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks Iron Patch! I appreciate that.

I've never seen any reference going into detail about the designs which is why I think it's almost certainly a dead end.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

French voyageur in a torque (wool hat)?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Ah, but wait - there is more! Around the time of the US Civil War there were Zouave units (North and South) who dressed in the style of the French Zouave infantry units.

Back when the world feared France. ;-)

 

[sutphin]

CLOSE TO LOOKING LIKE MYSELF AT TIMES FROM DETECTING > NICE FIND...

 

[Icewing]

French voyageur in a torque (wool hat)?

He's even got his finds pouch ready. He must be excited.