Silver buckle; rectangular shape w/ center bar; belt prong on each side; surface decorated w/ stylized floral motifs; 12 small link pendants on each side. 6cms. length Worn by married women holidats and other festive occasions; technique illustrated in "Decorative Arts of Sweeden" p.93
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Sweden
Culture or time period:
Swedish
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)