The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Buckle

1900s

China

matrix and crystal
Overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.609
Location: Not on view

Description

Belts with buckles made of precious material were accessories for men of higher social status.
  • ?-1947
    Mrs. Worcester R. [Cornelia Blakemore] Warner [1859-1947], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1947-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.609