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Buckle

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1920

GUSN

GUSN-23894

Description

Pentagon shaped silver plated buckle with incised foliate decoration around edges and 2 graduated pentagons inside larger pentagon shape. There is a bar with "C" curve in center of buckle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buckles (strap accessories)
accessories
fasteners
silver (metal)
plate (material)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Buckle
Silver
Foliate
Buckle

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 x 1 x 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4851

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