Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Shoe buckle in envelope
Object Number:
1921.29b
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Description:
Brass shoe buckle; rounded rectangular frame with chape and tongue.
Gallery Label:
This buckle was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
