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Woman's belt buckle

American
1920s

Medium/Technique Sterling silver
Dimensions 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.)
Credit Line Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
Accession Number2010.1373
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionWoman'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.
ProvenanceBy 2010, purchased by Jacqueline Fowler, Stanford, CT; 2010, year-end gift of Fowler to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)