A Bit About The Earrings: Handmade Navajo belt buckle from the 1930's with a 1970's color-etched mother of pearl centerpiece. Details, details The Stones: Turquoise and Mother of Pearl 4 polished turquoise nuggets turquoise measurements: 23.44mm x 20.38mm 16.98mm x 16.10mm 21.92mm x 17.58mm 24.03mm x 18.87mm likely
A Bit About The Earrings:
Handmade Navajo belt buckle from the 1930's with a 1970's color-etched mother of pearl centerpiece.
Details, details
The Stones: Turquoise and Mother of Pearl
4 polished turquoise nuggets
turquoise measurements:
23.44mm x 20.38mm
16.98mm x 16.10mm
21.92mm x 17.58mm
24.03mm x 18.87mm
likely turquoise origin: Royston Mining District, Nevada
1 etched oval cabochon cut mother of pearl shell
mother of pearl measurements: 58.09mm (~2.3) x 86.18mm (~3.4)
mother of pearl etched with the motif of a Native American riding a horse in color
The Piece: Handmade Bezel Set Belt Buckle
white brass buckle and findings
stainless steel bezel
approximate height: 3.25
apprxoimate width: 5.75
thickness: 12.52mm (including mother of pearl)
weight: 235.94 grams
Additional Notes: On August 9th, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented executive order 6814, calling for the seizure of all silver in the continental United States. Jewelry artisans were heavily impacted during the era of this order, having to switch to less forgiving mediums and materials.
This particular Navajo turquoise buckle was handmade from white brass during the era. It is unclear whether or not the mother of pearl etching orignally belonged to the piece, though the bezel made from stainless steel indicates that it could possibly have been a later addition (as opposed to a repair job). Conservatively, we date the mother of pearl piece to the 1970's.
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