Shoe buckle case
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1760 (circa)
Materials
Shagreen, metal, satin.
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288785.3
Summary
Original fitted black shagreen case for a pair of lead paste and silver shoe buckles, c. 1760. The base of the case bears a label, 'Royal Archaeological Institute Local Museum, Derby Meeting, 1885. Name: Miss Mosley, No.2'.
Provenance
Calke Abbey and contents transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in 1985 in lieu of CTT with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Marks and inscriptions
Base: Royal archaeological Institute Local Museum, Derby Meeting, 1885. Name: Miss Mosley, No.2'