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1977.754.2a is a gilt brass buckle with relief eagle design and motto with cannon and weapon motif. 1977.754.2b is a red leather strap or harness with gilt string banding and ellipses in center.
straps (fasteners)
buckles (strap accessories)
fasteners
brass (alloy)
gilding
leather
cannons (artillery)
Brass
Leather
Gilded
Eagle
Cannon
Strap
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
2.25 (W) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.754.2AB
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