Stock buckle

Date1750-1775

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.

Mark(s)Marked 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