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    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Sash buckle

    Maker: William B. Kerr and Company, American, 1855–1927
    Date: 
    1900–1910
    Medium: 

    Sterling silver

    Accession Number: 
    1973.25.2a-b
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    20th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    Ancient Art

    Silver Fibula

    Date: 
    ca. 323 B.C.–A.D. 256
    Medium: 

    Silver and glass

    Accession Number: 
    1929.403
    Culture: 
    Syrian, Dura-Europos
    Period: 
    Greco-Roman or Parthian
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Breast Pin

    Subject: George Washington, American, 1732–1799, LL.D. 1781
    Date: 
    ca. 1810
    Medium: 

    Gold, stone, hair

    Accession Number: 
    1940.546
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Spectacles

    Maker: Shepherd and Boyd, American, active 1806–30
    Date: 
    ca. 1825
    Medium: 

    Silver, glass

    Accession Number: 
    1985.84.221
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Chatelaine

    Maker: Joseph Shoemaker, American, 1765–1829
    Date: 
    ca. 1805
    Medium: 

    Silver

    Accession Number: 
    1985.84.26
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Needle Holder

    Date: 
    ca. 1800
    Medium: 

    Silver, silk

    Accession Number: 
    1985.84.100
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Masonic jewel

    Date: 
    1872
    Medium: 

    Parcel-gilt silver

    Accession Number: 
    1985.84.104
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Jewel of the Financial Secretary of the Knights of Pythias

    Honorand: Knights of Pythias, American, founded 1864
    Designer: Stillman S. Davis
    Date: 
    patented 1874
    Medium: 

    Silver

    Accession Number: 
    1985.84.103
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Masonic sword

    Date: 
    ca. 1830
    Medium: 

    Silver

    Accession Number: 
    1989.58.25
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view
    Collection Objects
    American Decorative Arts

    Woman’s buckle

    Maker: Charles A. Masson, American, active 1829-66
    Date: 
    ca. 1860
    Medium: 

    Silverplated white metal

    Accession Number: 
    1985.84.18
    Culture: 
    American
    Period: 
    19th century
    Classification: 
    Jewelry
    Status: 
    On view

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