Unidentified clothing buckle frame with scrollwork.
Pewter | Object #: 1694048
Could be same as buckle 2706.
Could be same as buckle 2706.
Length, width, and height of largest fragment.
Rim diameter: 25.31mm. Base diameter: 14.49mm. Vessel has a footring. Flared rim.
"TR" on hook inside frame facing up. See Fales (1995:55, plate 27); caption reads, "Pair of silver shoe buckles worn by Elizabeth Paschall on her wedding day, 11 May 1721, according to the engraved inscriptions on the back of the buckles. They were made and marked (FR in a heart) by Francis Richardson…
This is a one piece cast pewter button with a domed face. Pewter was an alloy used throughout the eighteenth century, and was comprised of tin and either copper, antimony, or lead. The low melting point of pewter meant that it was easy to cast in molds. Evidence of the casting process can be seen on…
On display at International Museum of Slavery, Liverpool. Catalogued from drawings.
Likely for some type of clothing buckle (shoe, knee, etc.)
3 fragments, 1 of them shows the fan-shaped end. Conserved together and form/size and same context suggests they are a part of the same handle.