Shoe Buckles

Dateca. 1775

Terms

Shoe Buckles
Pewter

Dimensions5.72 × 7.62 cm (2 1/4 × 3 in.)

MarkingsTag: "These buckles were found in the 'old house' when grandpa (Edwin) and grandma (Mary) Wheeler went there after their wedding in 1845. E.H.W.?"

Object numberCOS0081.0060

DescriptionA pair of shoe buckles for a woman. The buckles are oval and made of a grey metal, possibly pewter. They feature an openwork loop design around the edge. At the middle are two hinged prongs. A note accompanying the buckles reads: "These buckles were / found in the / "old house" where / Granda (Edwin) and Grandma (Mary) Wheeler / [indistinct] after their wedding / in 1845". On the verso it continues: "Similar to / Revolutionary / times".