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Shoe Buckles
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Shoe Buckles

Dateca. 1775
Terms
  • Shoe Buckles
  • Metal
  • Paste
  • Shark
Dimensions5.08 × 8.26 × 1.9 cm (2 × 3 1/4 × 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward Browne and Mrs. Alicia G. Conlon
Object numberCOS81.57
DescriptionPair of silver shoe buckles for a woman. The buckles are oval, and set with paste stones. The buckles are stored in a case with a sharkskin (shagreen) exterior and a padded, silk lined interior. The interior lining is pale green on the bottom and ivory inside the lid. The case also features two hook clasps at the front.