Shoe buckle

Date1750-1785

MediumSteel

DimensionsOH: 1"; OW: 3"; OL: 3".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1957-16,1

DescriptionShoe buckle. Large, "square" steel shoe buckles with open center and clipped corners; face of buckle has cast design composed of wavy bands along edges with ribbed band in center with tiny, equally spaced quatrefoils on top of band; triple grips hinged at center on underside of buckle.ProvenanceVendor: William Hulsizer, Norristown, PA