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Pair of Man's Shoe Buckles1780s

Not on view
Pair of matching shoe buckles with dense rows of faceted steel-cut beads bordering a rectangular open frame with gold-toned wire trim and central arched metal fittings
18th-century men's court ensemble displayed on a standing mannequin: crimson coat with gold-embroidered front panels, matching waistcoat with scrolling floral embroidery, cream silk knee breeches, white lace cravat, and black buckled shoes.
18th-century men's court coat displayed on a white mannequin, shown from behind in three-quarter view. Crimson wool with dense gold and cream embroidery in scrolling foliate patterns covering the back, skirts, and cuffs. Lace ruffles at wrists; black buckled shoes visible below knee-length breeches.

Unknown, Pair of Man's Shoe Buckles, 1780s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pair of Man's Shoe Buckles
Place Made
England
Date Made
1780s
Medium
Steel and gold
Dimensions
2 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (5.72 × 8.89 × 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.80.92.6a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.