Stock buckle
Date1750-1775
OriginEngland
Mediumsilver, steel
DimensionsL: 1 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1978-88
DescriptionOval silver stock buckle with three buttons and three prongs (one prong missing)Label TextRemovable buckles of this form secured the stock or neck cloth of a man’s shirt at the back of the neck. This example was owned in the Prentice and Swepson families of Tidewater Virginia.
MarkingsMarked in relief :1) lion passant; and 2) illegible maker's mark; appears to be two letters, perhaps "E R" ?
ProvenanceHistory of ownership in a Virginia family. See correspondence in accession file.
Ex Coll: Mrs. Blanche M. Webb, Charllotesville, VA
ca. 1760
1760-1780
1770-1790
1770-1790
1750-1785
1760-1775
3rd quarter 18 c.
18th c.
1775-1795
1750-1785
Last half of 18th c.
1740-1760