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Belt Buckle

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1790-1820

GUSN

GUSN-102898

Description

Silver belt buckle engraved with "MG" and attached to a black silk ribbon.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buckles (strap accessories)
fasteners
silver (metal)
BUCKLE, BELT

Inscription

"M G" (Engraved)
"AB" (in lozenge with fleur de lis or stars above and below)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

2351

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

France (manufacture)

Dimensions

2 5/8 in x 1/4 in (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.365

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