Metal and rhinestone buckle

Buckle

Buckle; Metal and rhinestone buckle; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); small metal object, possibly a buckle, possibly silver plated, with a straight bar across the back and a small metal "loop" at the top, and in the shape of an inverted "V" with an arc at the bottom and in the middle, covered in rhinestones.