Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buckles
Object name
Buckles
Date
1770-1775
Medium
Gold, silver, topaz or paste
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Two matching rectangular gold knee buckles with single row of topaz or paste gems set on silver frames.
Credit Line
Gift of Helen Burr Smith and Henrietta Roger Smith
Object Number
1955.170ab
Gallery Label
A note with these buckles says that they belonged to Charles Cornwallis, British General in the Revolutionary War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
