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Pair of shoe buckles
about 1790–1800
Object Place: New York or New Jersey, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver; copper
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 4.9 x 5.2cm (7/8 x 1 15/16 x 2 1/16in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Warren Christie Moffett in loving memory of her mother, Ruth Seymour Bergen Dort
Accession Number1992.272a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionSilver plated copper buckles with steel tines. Silver plate worn through on high points. Alternating stamped design of floral and geometric pattern.
Inscriptionseach with scratched initials "EH" on reverse.
ProvenanceProbably belonged to Elisha Holmes before 1848; Descended in the family (on her paternal side) to Anne Moffet; to the MFA June, 1992, gift.