Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Belt buckle: eagle on anchor relief
Object Number:
INV.7350ab
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
overall (fastened): 2 × 3 5/8 × 1/4 in. (5.1 × 9.2 × 0.6 cm)
Description:
Cast iron Civil War era interlocking circular belt buckle in two pieces; one piece with leaf and acron leaf design with rectagular hole in center to receive buckle, and rectangular hole on one end to pass through belt; second piece with round eagle insignia, anchor, thirteen stars, and rope border; rectangular hole on the end to pass through belt.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
