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Buckle
about 1700–20
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Silver; copper or brass, steel
Dimensions
Overall: 7.3 x 7.6 x 3.4 cm, 0.1 kg (2 7/8 x 3 x 1 5/16 in., 0.2 lb.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. Ogilvie Comstock
Accession Number1972.895
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionOblong curved buckle with incised feather-edge decoration and stylized floral motifs. Steel bar with moveable chape and tongue is attached to center back side of buckle.
ProvenanceCollection of W. Ogilvie Comstock by 1972; to MFA September 13, 1972, gift.