Button, Button, Who Knows the Button?

[Rock Jock]

I found this button two days ago. I think it is colonial British Royal Navy of latest 18th to earliest 19th Centuries. The background asymmetric eagle behind the fouled anchor has me buffaloed. I can't find another example in the button websites so far. Do any of you button aficionados recognize it and can tender an ID?

 

[cellrdwellr]

Pre civil war navy button, someone with the button Bible may be able to give you more info. Nice find!

 

[BuckHill]

All I know is that's a very nice button, great find!

 

[bottlecap4u]

yes, its a great looking

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Navy 1 piece gilt button . Perhaps 1840s-ish ? Nice !

 

[hoser]

All I know is it is Navy related. There are a lot of button experts on here to make the ID. I am agreeing with Tom on this.

 

[Rock Jock]

Thank you all for your feedback! I neglected to mention anything about scale. This is a relatively small button, about 17mm, maybe a little smaller than a dime, and the backmark says "IMPERIAL QUALITY". I don't know what button manufacturer answers to that lofty aspiration.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Found a couple of buttons with the same design online, but with different backmarks, They're listed as being from the 1820's. Great find!

https://shilohrelics.com/cgi-bin/Display_Items_Gal.asp?T=&M=165&S=680

 

[M40bnk]

Very nice find!

 

[Rock Jock]

Good hit, FreeBirdTim! Several of those naval buttons are in the ballpark, although not perfectly identical. The button, if American (as seems likely), bears 16 stars. That limits the button to a date interval between 1796 (Tennessee) and 1803 (Ohio), during the Adams Administration. It is likely an associated cuff button to the 23mm uniform button NA-81A1 in Albert's button book. I wish it was more gilt, but I'm not going to mess with it any more than the light cleaning I have already done.

 

[Fredneck]

That's a rare Captains button, and the small 16mm more so. Nice Dig !!

 

[Saker]

Thats a great button.