Shoe buckle
Accessories
2020.1.30.8.AC.SH.C1780.GB
Description
Silver shoe buckle, decorated with a rosette and ribbon motif around the rim and set with paste rhinestones.Gold or silver buckles for shoes were in fashion for most of the 18th century. They gave the finishing touches to elegant dress and were one of the few pieces of jewellery worn by men as well as women. Gentlemen wore matching shoe and knee buckles. Making buckles became a highly skilled craft at which silversmiths and jewellers excelled. Exquisitely wrought designs, glittering pastes and precious stones reflected the status of the wearer as well as the occasion. Cheaper and plainer versions were made of steel, brass and other metal alloys. By 1790 shoe buckles were falling out of use, except as part of ceremonial or court dress.
Materials
SilverRhinestones
Origin
vers 1780 United KingdomDimensions
Length : 5 cmHeight : 4.5 cm