Photos of a Mourning Button found on a hunt a few weeks ago.

[Donnie B]

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[Lodge Scent]

Very interesting. I've dug a lot of buttons but can't say I have a morning button. Congrats!

[OxShoeDrew]

wow, never heard of this, I too will have to go back and look at all my dandies. Congrats!

[aloldstuff]

Yup, I'm with Drew....time to check the buttons.

[Donnie B]

I found that button on a hunt with Danny LaMontagne and Brian Bari. It is my best colonial find ever. I am still researching this button. The central devices of the urn and what appears to be laurel leaves or olive branches are set inside a sunken Federal Era shield which makes this an even more interesting button.

[del]

This is a great button for a few reasons and because of its location (late colonial cabin sites) , era and symbolism on the button we believe its a special one . Its very possible its either a George Washington funerary type or a "The Bonnie prince" funerary button https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart because of the pictured items . I hope at some point we will have very clear resolve to this button but either way to this history one thing is true it is an interesting piece of history .

Huge congrats to you Donnie , I am glad to have been with you when you found this button .

Dan

[calabash digger]

man that is cool ! wealth of information around here thanks and congrats on the find.

[Donnie B]

Thank you Danny LaMontagne for taking me under your wing and inviting me to go with you and Brian. This button is, without a doubt, my best metal detecting find in twenty two years of digging. I owe it all to you, my friend. I think all of the symbols on the button point to something very significant and, in particular, the shield. I have been trying to find old advertisements for George Washington mourning items in the hope that I may find my button but haven't had any luck yet in locating any with illustrations. It will take persistence but there has to be some information out there somewhere.

[BTV Digger]

Congrats Donnie on a great button! Man, Dan sure knows his buttons! Great info and interested to see if you discover more about its origins.

John

[The Rebel]

Great find. Looking forward to see this ID'd.