Cast rectangular brass buckle with central bas-relief eagle with spread wings holding arrows in one foot and olive branch in other, with a banner inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM" held in beak. Silvered stars and gold rays surround the eagle's head. A silvered laurel wreath surrounds the eagle. Textured background.
buckles (strap accessories)
accessories
fasteners
brass (alloy)
casting (process)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
eagles (birds)
armed forces
American
Buckle
Buckle, Belt
Buckle, Belt
"E Pluribus unum" (Stamped)
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
2 x 3 1/8 x 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4832
ca. 1860 (Possibly)
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