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Collection Highlights

Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
Artist/Maker: Chesley Bonestell

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Belt buckle

Belt buckle
Object name 
Belt buckle
Date 
1853-1910
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Tiffany & Co.
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 5.7 x 8.6 cm )
Description 
Vertical rectangular silver belt buckle with oval opening for tongue, applied silver crysanthumum and leaf decoration on one side of obverse, rectangular chape and tongue on reverse.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. J. Harper Skillin
Object Number 
Z.2149
Marks 
stamped: reverse, center of chape side: TIFFANY & Co. / STERLING / 2376"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.