Pair of steel square shoe buckles with rounded corners, frame is impressed with a ridged border, steel chape.
fasteners
Buckle
Buckle, Shoe
Buckle, Shoe
2136
Unknown
England or America
2 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
1940.773ab
For more information on shoe buckles see White, Carolyn L. "American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820," (2005).
Title Shoe buckles Accession Number 1940.772 ab
Title Shoe buckles Accession Number 1940.773 ab
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