Belt Buckle

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Belt Buckle

Entry/Object ID

1986.18.41

Description

Rectangular brass belt buckle molded with initials "GAR" and a 6-pointed star with human figures in the center.

Context

Owned by Charles F. Branch of Orwell, Vermont, as a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a social club for Civil War veterans of the Union Army.

Acquisition

Accession

1986.18

Source or Donor

Branch, Mary C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-7/8 in

Length

2 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Branch, Charles Francis, Sr. (1845-1910)

Person or Organization

Grand Army of the Republic

Related Places

Place

Town

Orwell

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America