Pair of Shoe Buckles
about 1790
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSteel
DimensionsOverall: 8.9cm (3 1/2in.)
Credit LineBequest of Miss Kate A. Gould
Accession number33.714a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance19th century, Thomas Smith (b. 1796 - d. 1861) and Betsey Howes Smith (b. 1797), Chatham, MA; probably by descent to Kate Augustina Gould (b. 1871 - d. 1930), Chatham; 1933, bequeathed by Kate A. Gould to the MFA for use in the Chatham Historical Society (accession date: July 20, 1933); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for transfer to the Chatham Historical Society.1780–99
about 1790–1800
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