Spanish Military Doublet Button Menendez Expedition St. Augustine 1665 #1 (116)

Name/Title

Spanish Military Doublet Button Menendez Expedition St. Augustine 1665 #1 (116)

Description

Extremely rare Turkish knot-style doublet button form the 1665 Menedez expedition to St. Augustine. This button was recovered by a former colleague in the mid-1980s. This button was cast in bronze alloy and then hand finished by the craftsman. Originally, it would have been gilded in gold.

Context

This button was recovered by a former colleague in the mid-1980s.