Unidentified clothing buckle frame with scrollwork.
Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694039
Could be same buckle as 2713.
Could be same buckle as 2713.
Could be same as buckle 2706.
Frame broken nearly in half, hook and pin detached from frame; possible heart-shaped motifs on opposite ends of the frame.
Hook broken off. Ornate, high style buckle, probably plated. Botantical motif appears to have pears and round fruit, possibly apples. Hook is also decorated with open work and round shapes. Possibly girdle buckle or shoe buckle.
Loop/Hook portion of buckle only.
Rectangular with rounded sides;
Frame decoration includes scalloped edges and scrollwork.
Unidentified single framed buckle.
Square with cast pin. Two small spikes cast as part of the frame. Probable third spike missing.
"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…
Small strap buckle, missing tongue (removed during conservation). Frame notched for tongue to rest. Frame extends slightly past pin (strap bar). Tongue was likely iron and wrapped around pin.
Strap buckle with tapered pin (strap bar), missing tongue, and broken frame. Frame extends slightly past pin (strap bar). Tongue was likely iron and wrapped around pin.
Retains a small portion of wrought iron tongue that is wrapped around pin. Frame notched for tongue to rest. Frame extends slightly past pin (strap bar).
"Spectacle" buckle, missing tongue or plate. Flat profile. Identical to buckle no. 402 dating to 1550-1650, page 65 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Pin cast with buckle frame.
"Spectacle" buckle with flat profile and iron tongue. Non-matching shell decoration on each end of frame and concave scalloped knop above and below pin terminal. Similar to buckle 431, dating to 1550-1650, page 69 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Identical to buckle drawing number 36, Post Medieval…
Made out of copper alloy sheet metal. Irregular frame, possibly homemade. Appears to be the shape of a clasp clothing buckle, perhaps for stock buckle or stocking buckle http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6NYbLdzbrbM/TOhV8qiwNPI/AAAAAAAAAC4/YO431fUeMu4/s1600/garters%2Band%2Bstockings%2Bmontage.JPG
No evidence of having pin. Tongue likely would have looped around shorter axis of frame.