Knee Buckle
date: label: date made
content: 1750-1800
notes: label: Description
content: This metal knee buckle was used in New England during the late 18th century. There are 24 stones ringed around the edge of the buckle. Knee buckles—also known as breeches buckles—were used to fasten the straps at the leg opening of breeches. These buckles could be ornate like this example, or simple metal buckles. This buckle is part of the Salter-Codwise collection, donated in portions to the museum from 1914 to 1917 that document the history of domestic life in New England during the Colonial and Revolutionary period.
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content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: From Louise Salter Codwise
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.015095
label: catalog number
content: 015095
label: accession number
content: 57226
objectType: label: Object Name
content: buckle, knee
label: Other Terms
content: buckle, knee; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: stone, paste (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: incised (overall style)