PERSONAL ARTIFACTS
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BUCKLE
- CATEGORY: PERSONAL ARTIFACTS
- MEASUREMENTS: 2 3/8"H x 2 3/4"L (a,c); 6 1/2" (fastened)
- DATE MADE: 19th century
Description
Military buckle. Brass. Two identical circular plates (a,b) with lion's head designs. Belt loop attached to each end. Pieces connected by S-shaped link (c) in design of a two-headed snake, which is intended to stay permanently attached to one end of the buckles (a). (16218c6.c is not labelled)
Provenance
From the uniform of Gen. Thomas Jefferson Chambers.
- ASSOCIATED INDIVIDUAL: Chambers, Thomas Jefferson
- CREDIT LINE: Evans, Katharine S.