Antique Pewter Button Victorian Pewter Button

Pewter is a metal alloy, with most pewter buttons from the 18th and 19th centuries being made of tin mixed with other metals like copper, lead, and antimony. Pewter buttons were popular from about 1700 to 1820 and were used by both civilians and military personnel. The button's design, which appears to depict a scene with a gate, trees, and possibly an animal, is a decorative element that was sometimes featured on pewter buttons. Buttons like this one were a signifier of class and social standing in colonial society