Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011
The Year
Acquisitions
David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2009–June 2011
Woman's belt buckle
1920s
Overall (Buckle): 5.6 x 7 x 0.6 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Overall (Loop): 3.8 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm (1 1/2 x 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Sterling silver
Classification: Costumes
Culture: American
Accession number: 2010.1373
Description: Woman's silver art belt buckle (in two parts) with geometric patterning and metal rhinestones (?). Reverse is marked STERLING above a diamond shape with a vertical line down the center and a circle around either the letter C or U.
Provenance/Ownership History: By 2010, purchased by Jacqueline Fowler, Stanford, CT; 2010, gift of Fowler to the MFA (Accession date: January 26, 2011)
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler