Shoe buckle
Category
Jewellery
Date
1714 - 1830
Materials
Leatherette, Papier-mâché, Paste, Silk, Steel
Measurements
15 x 51 x 45 mm
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 547166
Summary
Pair of rectangular steel shoe buckles with rounded corners, encrusted in paste diamonds. Buckle made up of steel cups to take individual diamonds. Hinged bi-prong with rounded end and lyre shaped loop. Both inside papiermache case. Exterior lined with black leatherette, interior lined with green silk-type material. Inscribed - Pair Georgian sash verson 90/- D (label in case) 1714 - 1830
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection, left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
Pair Georgian sash verso 90/- D. (label in case)