Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
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Luce Center
Belt buckle: eagle and anchor
Title
Belt buckle: eagle and anchor
Object name
Belt buckle
Date
1855-1865
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 2 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 7 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Two-piece buckle with rectangular slot for belt at both ends; circular frontpiece with eagle perched above anchor, encircled by stars and roped border; slides through slot in center of other circular piece with wreather border.
Object Number
INV.8654
Gallery Label
This buckle was part of a waistbelt worn by U.S. Navy Commodore John Stark Lovell during the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
