A belt buckle engraved with a five-pointed star above a canted fouled anchor. Engraved above the anchor is "TEXAS" and engraved below the anchor is "NAVY." Cross hatched along the border to resemble rope. Hand fabricated and made of coin silver.
This piece has the canted fouled anchor leaning to the left. Also, the "E" has a split crossbar.
Context
Texas' outsized identity was formed during the Texas Revolution. This belt buckle was made to be worn by a Texas Navy Warrant Officer, and believed to have been handmade of melted silver coins and/or scrap silver pieces in Quintana, Texas.
