Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
1773-1809
1867.298
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belt buckle
Object name
Belt buckle
Date
1770-1820
Medium
Brass, iron
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Brass belt buckle; rectangular frame with fragment of iron tongue.
Object Number
INV.6301.2
Gallery Label
This belt buckle was in a box with material found by the Field Exploration Committee at Forts George and Erie in Ontario, Canada, Fort Haldimand at Cape Vincent, New York, and Fort Lennox at Isle aux Noix in New York. It is unclear which site the belt buckle comes from.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
