Georgian shoe buckle
  • Object number
    A5876
  • Description
    Openwork sub-rectangular shoe buckle of silver with inner frame of iron/ steel; openwork twisted ribbon design with small 'stars' or crosses creating a pseudo-jewelled effect; ferric (steel) loop with two spikes & a pitchfork double tongue. Shoe buckles of this sort were worn by either sex; found on the Thames foreshore at Southwark.
  • Creator
    'SM'
  • Production period
    late 18th century, circa 1760-1790
  • Object name
    Georgian shoe buckle, costume
  • Material
    silver, iron
  • Dimensions
    • width: 58 mm
    • height: 50 mm