Buckle
- Object Name:
- Buckle
- Object ID:
- 1995.619.25
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Buckle, two-piece, with oak leaves and slightly-different acorns: no caps. Black gutta-percha. Male portion of buckle. Buckle plate. Rectangular with two clipped corners and beveled edge all around. Raised figures of four oak leaves and three fanciful acorns inside front on regular, stippled background. Veins and texture lines in undulations in surface of leaves. Acorns feed off single stem. Lower outside edges smooth and slightly irregular. Sheet brass hook plate on back. Bent-over and raised hook, 0.44" wide. 1.49" wide slot opposite it. Brass riveted to back of buckle body. Body description of female piece same as male. On back, brass plate with slot that is turned up a little. Slot width: 0.44". Another slot, 1.47" wide opposite it. Brass plate riveted to back of body. Hook and line aligned so long, straight edges abut each other.
- Material:
- Gutta-percha
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-2.09 W-1.25 D-0.68 inches Weight-0.524 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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