Pair of Shoe Buckles Maker: W. G. (1) (1775–1785)
Maker, formerly attributed to: William Gowen (American, 1749–1808)
Maker, probably by: William Grant, Jr. (American, 1766–1814)

ca. 1785

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900
Medium

Silver, steel or iron

Dimensions

each piece: 3 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (7.9 × 5.7 × 2.9 cm)
weight of a: 67 g
weight of b: 65 g

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1930.1110a-b

Geography

Made in Great Britain, or United States

Culture

American or British

Period

18th century

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Francis P. Garvan (1875-1937), New York; gift in 1930 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Barbara M. Ward and Gerald W. R. Ward, eds., Silver in American Life: Selections from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1979), 35, 70–71, no. 36, ill.
  • Kathryn C. Buhler and Graham Hood, American Silver in the Yale University Art Gallery, 2 vols. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1970), vol. 1, pp. 213–14, no. 286, ill.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

"W.G" [Roman] in relief within rectangle with two raised lines at top and bottom and one raised line at each side moving in from the edge toward the letters.

Inscriptions

"L/ R*H" engraved on back of frame at center of one end on each buckle; "XXXXXXXVIV" on back of frame of each buckle.

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