Buckle, silver and glass, early 20th century

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.

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.