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Manuel Hinojosa Mexican War Collection
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French Army Waist Belt Plate “Jarral Lion’s Head Buckle”
Identifier
BD0021-WaistBeltPlate
Files
Download BD0021-WaistBeltPlate.JPG (27 KB)
Creation Date
1846
Disciplines
Latin American History | Military History | United States History
Description
A round disc with a raised lion’s head. The reverse side is flat with an ovoid in the center of the disc. The belt loop is applied to the back of the disc; a snake hooked to the applied snake-link connector is located on the right side of the plate.
Waist Belt Plate “Jarral Lion’s Head Buckle” Ca. 1820’s-1840’s Plate # Disc dia.: 38mm. Total length: 76mm. Dug at the ruins of the Hacienda de Jarral, Coahuila, Mexico Collection: Port Isabel Historical Museum Port Isabel, Texas Cast and filed brass, whole.
Physical Description
.JPG, 1 Photograph, 27.1 KB
Recommended Citation
Manuel Hinojosa Mexican War Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/mhinojosa
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