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Object Name
Shot Belt
Object Number
2005-12-2
Description
Leather shot belt. Long strap of leather; buckle on one side where strap can be adjusted. Other end of strap is thicker at one point. A larger piece of leather has wrapped and stitched over thinner strap. At end of belt is a metal (brass) cylinder. One end of cylinder attached to belt and other end open. Three lines incised into cylinder for decorative effect
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
late 18th/early 19th century
Dimensions
23 1/2" long x 1 3/4" wide
Materials
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