Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Point of Pines Plantation, American  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (5.7 × 8.4 × 3.2 cm)

Type:

buckles (strap accessories)

Place collected:

Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1860

Description:

A metal Union belt buckle. The metal buckle is oval shaped with the raised lettering on the front that reads [US]. There are three hooks on the back. Any backmarks that may have existed were worn away by the elements.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Communities  Search this

Emancipation  Search this

Freedom  Search this

Military  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

United States Colored Troops  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Burnet Rhett Maybank, III

Object number:

2015.92.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Clothing-Historical

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c9d9070-c393-499f-9070-9476d1fd73d9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.92.4