[Belt Buckle] Continental Supple, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Continental Supple, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.321

Tags

Derrick, Bronze, Belt Buckle

Description

Oval belt buckle, branded to Continental Supply. Features: An oval, cast metal (likely brass) belt buckle, finished in antique-bronze. The buckle is lightly curved. Front Design: An oval belt buckle, with a 2mm border around the edge. The recessed interior surface has a slightly textured surface. To the bottom of the buckle is two horizontal lines with a derrick positioned towards the left of the buckle. In the centre of the buckle is large bold raised text "CONTINENTAL SUPPLY". Back Elements: The back has flat scale like texture, with an elongated hexagon hinge attached at two points. At the other end of the buckle is a small slightly curved hook with a leafy, floral design base attaching it to the buckle. There is no makers mark or symbols on the. buckle. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Continental Supply. Oval brass belt buckle with rig on left.

Collection

Gordon McQuaig Collection

Cataloged By

Ashley Ranson

Category

Accessories

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Buckle, Belt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Buckle, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Height

57 mm

Width

89.5 mm

Depth

12 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 3mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 22, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: Front of buckle has slight discolouration and fading. The two horizontal lines has small scratches across them. Border: Border has chip/dent on left side. Across other edges of the border is heavily scratched. Back: The back of the buckle has two large patches of adhesive residue. They are vertical patches to left of the hinge and to the left of the hook. Slight discolouration across the top of the buckle and along the hinge.

Mechanism

Hinge moves freely and has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 16, 2023

Updated By

ashleymcollins1234@gmail.com

Update Date

August 22, 2023