[Belt Buckle] Corod, Antique-Silver, Blue Green

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

Front view, straight-on

Front view, straight-on

Name/Title

[Belt Buckle] Corod, Antique-Silver, Blue Green

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.327

Tags

Blue, Green, Black, Silver, Scroll, Belt Buckle, Derrick, Truck, Oil Rig, Creative Concepts

Description

Antique- silver, scroll-design oval belt buckle, branded to Corod. Features: A bulged-oval/ rectangular cast metal (likely steal) belt buckle, With enamel filled imagery and a scroll designed border. Front Design: The border is 0.5-2-0.5mm, designed with two rolls on each side of the buckle. The rolls is a double edge lined border with with a line texture between the two edges. A scroll-design border, with text "SINCE" and "1968" raised on the bottom two scrolls. In-set in the centre is a detailed design, with large text off centre towards the right "Corod". The 'C' has a large swooping line connecting to the 'd'. The imagery featured on the belt is blue enamel fill as the sky with green enamel trees in the background. The ground of the design is filled with black enamel. Featured across the centre is raised detailed imagery of a derrick, oil trucks and rigs. Back Elements: Back Elements: The back has an elongated-indented hinge and hook, and a bumpy, dotted texture surface. The hinge is trapezoidal in shape, with a lightly ornamental base, as with the hook. Centre-top of the belt buckle is a small slightly raised rectangle with engraved text "creative concepts" in smaller text on the rectangle is "403-438-3044". Old Description (Kelsey Dalrymple, 3 June 2020): Corod. Oblong pewter belt buckle with trucks and rig. Blue enamel sky, green enamel trees, black enamel ground.

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

69.5 mm

Width

92 mm

Depth

15 mm

Dimension Notes

Excluding the back elements the buckle ranges in depth from 2.5-3.5mm.

Material

Metal, Enamel

Color

Silver, Blue, Green, Black

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Aug 23, 2023

Examined By

Ashley Ranson

Surface

Front: The enamel on the front has small scratches overall. Samll chip/dent on right side of the buckle on the top scroll design. Back: The back of the buckle has a yellow residue along the left-hand side on the hinge and the hinge attachment. More yellow residue across the raised rectangle piece and along the bottom of the buckle below the hook.

Mechanism

Hinge is stiff but has full range of motion.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

August 17, 2023

Updated By

ashleymcollins1234@gmail.com

Update Date

August 23, 2023