Lead object with eagle.

[Churchy78]

Found this at a 1850 to 1890 homestead. It looks to have an eagle imprint it. Size is roughly half dollar.

 

[copper kidd]

If there is an eagle or image on it , it may have been a seal that had to be removed before opening a box or container, it looks as though it was punched and cut from something. Is there anything on the other side?

 

[flinthunter]

My guess is that it's the lead from inside an early to mid 1800's bridle rosette. They were made from a thin piece of stamped brass that was lead filled. This lead had fallen out of the rosette but retains the eagle image from the brass shells interior.

 

[taz42o]

My guess is that it's the lead from inside an early to mid 1800's bridle rosette. They were made from a thin piece of stamped brass that was lead filled. This lead had fallen out of the rosette but retains the eagle image from the brass shells interior.

That is a civil war breastplate not a bridle rosette.
some rosettes also had lead backs though.

 

[flinthunter]

taz42o, you could very well be correct. A breastplate was also one of my guesses but I thought they were usually oval shaped. Being half dollar size, I assumed it was a rosette. Could be either one.

 

[taz42o]

taz42o, you could very well be correct. A breastplate was also one of my guesses but I thought they were usually oval shaped. Being half dollar size, I assumed it was a rosette. Could be either one.

I meant the picture you posted is a breastplate.