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Rectangular and Curved Shoe Buckle of Gilded Copper, Decorated with Leaf and Flower Scrolls in Relief on a Granulated Ground
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Rectangular and Curved Shoe Buckle of Gilded Copper, Decorated with Leaf and Flower Scrolls in Relief on a Granulated Ground

anonymous · c. 1790 - c. 1830 · granulation; gild; copper (metal); metal; gilding (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Shoe buckle. Rectangular model with rounded corners and curved. Decoration: Between smooth borders runs a leaf and flower scroll in relief on a granulated ground. Under-buckles: Both are identical and made of steel with two bow-shaped eyes at the pin, one of which has two sharp points and the other a cross-shaped support for the loose, hinged tongue (?), which also has two points. The pin is riveted in separately attached side plates of the upper buckle. Condition: The under-iron is completely rusted.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
clothingshoe buckle
Credit lineRechthoekige en gebogen schoengesp van verguld koper, versierd met blad- en bloemranken in reliëf, op een gegranuleerd fond. c. 1790 - c. 1830. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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