Belt buckle

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Belt buckle

Entry/Object ID

SS.64.476 a-b

Description

Two-part belt buckle: Thin repousse plate, outline formed by convex and concave C-scrolls, with leafy ornament hinged to thicker plate, also of scrolled outline; second thin plate bears hook which fits, when buckle is closed, into round hole in middle plate; each of the thin plates has three small holes, by which buckle was secured to belt, presumably.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

silver

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1899 Date made: r. 1834 - 1899

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.64.476 A-B

SS.64.476a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Clasped width 5 3/4

Height

2-5/16 in

Depth

3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 5/16 x 3/8 in. (5.9 x 1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Old major repair, hinged plate. Buckle seems 19th c. imitation of 18th c. type.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Half of buckle (b.) was found in Kate Johnson's office prior to the HHV main office move in 2011 [Jessa J. Krick, 12/9/2010]. Half of buckle (a.) not found during UC inventory - 2024/2025 [Caitlin Monaco, 6/22/2025].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Note: B section seen 9/80.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, No Location Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13A