Record ID: OXON-383F0B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval (AD 1730-1760) rectangular debased silver shoe buckle, with a drilled frame to hold a separate pin or spindle (now lost). The frame fragment is L-shaped in plan, comprising one rounded corner with about 3/4 of the adjacent long side and a short section of the adjacent short side, and is slightly curved to accommodated the curvature of the foot. The frame thickens at the point of the drilled spindle hole, which is filled with corrosion. The front of the buckle is decorated ornately in moulded relief in the Rococo style: there is a lozenge …
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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