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1600s Spanish conquistador faceted doublet button - St Augustine Florida

$ 13.19

Availability: 85 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Wear commensurate with age and usage. See detailed description/photographs for additional information.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1700
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Description:
    Spanish doublet button circa 1600s (worn under the armored cuirass). This faceted type is known as the “Anastasia” type. It will have a hand-engraved design under the encrustation.
    Recovered near St. Augustine by a former colleague.
    Details/notes:
    Mold cast; solid brass alloy; dates circa 1600-1650.
    You will receive the exact button(s) shown. The photos are not manipulated other than cropping for upload/size constraints.
    For sizing, refer to the photos. A standard US dime (18mm) is used to show a comparative size.
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    I am a retired professional museum conservator, writer, editor, and photographer. Though now visually disabled, I still professionally clean and conserve historic uniform buttons as a hobby using only museum-prescribed mechanical cleaning techniques. This means no chemicals of any kind are used to clean the artifacts I sell - ever.
    In addition to conserving these items, I still study and produce research articles on specialized typologies.
    All of the excavated buttons I sell are absolutely authentic and were recovered from private property with permission. I do not invent the history or provenance of any excavated button I sell.