Buckle, silver and glass, early 20th century

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Creator

Unknown

Date Created

Early 1900s

Subject

Costume accessories; Worn costume accessories; Belts

Description

Early 20th century. Two-part Art Nouveau cast copper alloy buckle with silver plate and a green glass faceted element.

The buckle joins in the center, hidden beneath a branch of flowers. Its overall shape is like a butterfly, with two-lobed wings on either side, overlaid with tulips and finished with a faceted green glass element.

Extent

Length: 10.2 cm / 4 in.
Width: 5.7 cm / 2.25 in.

Museum Number

421

Publisher

University of New Hampshire Library

Medium

Silver plated copper alloy, glass

Contributor

Astrida Schaeffer, photographer/curator

Date Digitized

2-25-2019

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Comments

The Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection digital catalog was produced by the UNH Library Digital Collection Initiative, supported in part by a grant from the Mooseplate program and New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. Additional funding provided by the E. Ruth Buxton Stephenson Memorial Fund.
Photography copyright, Astrida Schaeffer.