Name/Title
Spanish Military Doublet [Button]Description
Mid 1600s Spanish military doublet button, reeded edge, hand cast, of copper alloy, and has an integral shank with drilled eyelet.Context
A very late doublet recovered in the St. Augustine area. By the time that this type of button saw use, doublets were fading into obsolescence as elements of clothing and larger, more conventional button forms were introduced and had achieved virtually universal acceptance and popularity throughout Europe.