Shoe Buckle
Dateca. 1790
MediumGlass, steel, copper alloy, silver
DimensionsL: 2 7/8"; W: 2"
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Wilson
Object number1980-27,1A
DescriptionShoe buckleLabel TextThe family of Virginian John Minson Galt (1744–1808) cherished his shoe buckles as mementos of the illustrious physician and patriot. A later family member relined the case and wrote the history on a piece of paper: “Shoe Buckles that belonged to my gr, gr, Grandfather, Dr. John Minson Galt, Chief surgeon Va. Military Troops during the Revolutionary War.—Alex Galt Robinson.”ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson Wilson, Harrods Creek, KY
1750-1785
ca. 1775
1770-1790
1770-1790
1785-1795
1795-1805
1750-1785
1740-1770
ca. 1780
3rd quarter 18th c.
ca. 1790
1765-1775