Antique Chinese Brass and Glass Buckle

Item Details

An antique Chinese brass buckle with glass cabochons. This brass constructed piece features a central green and white glass cabochon flanked by one clear and one opaque blue irregular glass cabochon. It has loops and a hook to verso. 1938.9.a&b

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

- wear consistent with age.
- some tarnishing.

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-139