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Collection Online as of April 16, 2024

Buckle

Buckle

1900s
(1644-1911)
Gilt-silver inlaid with semiprecious stones
Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.610
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

From the back, you can see that the buckle has two interlocking parts.

Description

This buckle has a silver gilt base with kingfisher feather inlay work and is set with semiprecious stones.
  • ?-1947
    Mrs. Worcester R. [Cornelia Blakemore] Warner [1859-1947], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1947-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.610