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Shoe Buckles1780-1785

Not on view
Pair of silver shoe buckles set with clear faceted stones in flower rosettes and cobalt blue enamel accents, with interior prong mechanisms visible
Pair of silver shoe buckles with scalloped and foliate borders, rectangular frames with visible prong mechanisms, photographed from the reverse against a pale gray background.
Close-up of a tiara or diadem with a fan-shaped central motif of large faceted clear stones, flanked by a row of oval blue stones in silver settings against a black background.
Title
Shoe Buckles
Place Made
England
Date Made
1780-1785
Medium
Paste stones, silver, and metal
Dimensions
2 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 1 in. (6.35 × 6.99 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.80.92.1a-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.