Money Belt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Money Belt

Entry/Object ID

G2010.104

Description

Money belt made of smooth tan cowhide. Basic form is a leather band folded over twice lengthwise to form a row of 3 compartments covered by a continuous flap; the stitching between compartments is machine-stitched; each corner is secured with a lacquered rivet; the ends are machine-stitched but one retains holes indicating a earlier presence of hand stitching; the back bottom of the belt has a series of slits formed by punching a circle out at each corner then cut to connect the dots; through these slots a belt is threaded that once tapered to a narrow tie strip at each end; it has been adapted to have a cast metal buckle at each end, machine stitched in place; there is a short leather strip knotted once at each top corner and another in the center under flap.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Male, Accessory
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Belt

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Hide

Color

Brown

Made/Created

Date made

1865 - 1920

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

Clarence E. Olmstead from Davenport Center, NY has penned his name on the inside cover and on the outside as well.

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clarence Olmstead