The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2023

Buckle

1900s

China, Qing dynasty

(1644-1911)

Gilt-silver inlaid with semiprecious stones

Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)

Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.610

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

From the back, you can see that the buckle has two interlocking parts.

Description

This buckle has a silver gilt base with kingfisher feather inlay work and is set with semiprecious stones.

Provenance
?-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
Exhibition history

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).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.610