1958.0102.016, .019 Buckle and Snuff Box
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Buckle

  • Category:

    Jewelry

  • Place of Origin:

    United States, North America

  • Date:

    1780-1787

  • Materials:

    Iron; Brass; Paste gemstone; Copper; Paper

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0102.016


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Object Number

1958.0102.016

Object Name

Buckle

Category

Jewelry

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

The creation place was identified as America by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2008].

Date

1780-1787

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Tag attached to buckle; "Buckle of Miss/ Mary Donaldson/ as she danced at the/ Ball of Treaty of Peace", handwritten in ink

Subjects

John Fanning Watson

Materials

Iron; Brass; Paste gemstone; Copper; Paper

Dimensions (inches)

1 (H) , 2.5 (L) , 1.752 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.54 (H) , 6.35 (L) , 4.45 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Thesis] Stoehr, Lois Amorette. 2004 John Fanning Watson: Looking ahead with a backwards glance. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture

[Electronic] Piggush, Yvette. 10//2009 Fancy History: John Fanning Watson's Relic Box. 04/19/2010 http://www.common-place.org/vol-10/no-01/lessons/07.shtml