[Belt Buckle] Comanche, Antique-Bronze

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Comanche, Antique-Bronze

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.315

Tags

Arrow, Comanche, Bronze

Description

Square metal belt buckle, branded to Comanche Features: Square, cast metal belt buckle, branded to Comanche, finished in an antique-bronze. Front Design: A square belt buckle with a solid 1.5-2mm border. Inside the border is a slightly recessed interior with raised diagonal lines. The centre of the buckle is carved out to design an arrow pointing towards the left. The background of the arrow is a small speckled texture. In the centre of the arrow is large raised bold text "COMANCHE". Back Elements: The background of the buckle is entirely filled with a slightly raised floral design, with a small flat area in the shape of a rectangle with small bold text "FABRIQUE AU QUEBEC". The back of the buckle has a thin curved hook and elongated hexagon hinge attached at two points. Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020):Comanche. Square brass belt buckle with arrow pointing 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

55 mm

Width

80 mm

Depth

13 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements, the buckle is 2mm.

Material

Metal

Color

Bronze, Brown

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 17, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The front of the buckle is in good condition but starting to show signs or age and discolouration. Small scratches overall the face of the buckle, with a larger more noticeable scratch on the bottom left corner of the buckle. Back: The back of the belt buckle has discolouration and rust spots overall, mostly towards the centres and corners of the buckle. Adhesive residue patches on the right side beside the hook, and along the left side, where the hinge lies. Hinge has adhesive residue on it.

Mechanism

Hinge has full range of motion and moves freely.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 16, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

August 17, 2023