Shoe buckle

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Woman's silk damask shoes with buckles, 1740–1750, England. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.81.71.1a-b.

Shoe buckles are

silver gilt, and buckles for formal wear were set with diamonds, quartz or imitation jewels.[1]

History

Buckled shoes began to replace tied shoes in the mid-17th century:

Prince George.[4] While the prince did start to require them for his court, this didn't stop the decline of the shoe buckle.[4] It has been suggested that the decline drove the manufacturers of steel buckles to diversify into producing a range of cut steel jewellery.[4]

Knee buckle

Knee buckles are used to fasten the

knee-high boots
just below the level of the knee.

Gallery

  • Man's steel and gilt wire shoe buckles, England, c. 1777–1785 LACMA M.80.92.6a-b.
    Man's steel and gilt wire shoe buckles, England, c. 1777–1785 LACMA M.80.92.6a-b.
  • Woman's silver and steel shoe buckles with paste stones, 1780–85. LACMA M.80.92.1a-b
    Woman's silver and steel shoe buckles with paste stones, 1780–85. LACMA M.80.92.1a-b
  • Man's shoe buckles with case. Paste stones with gilded-copper-alloy trim on silver and steel, France, c. 1785. LACMA M.2007.211.829a-b.
    Man's shoe buckles with case. Paste stones with gilded-copper-alloy trim on silver and steel, France, c. 1785. LACMA M.2007.211.829a-b.
  • Man's cut steel shoe buckles, United States, 1780s. LACMA 42.16.23a-b.
    Man's cut steel shoe buckles, United States, 1780s. LACMA 42.16.23a-b.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Takeda and Spilker (2010), p. 183
  2. ^ Tortora and Eubank (1995), p. 190
  3. ^ "The Diary of Samuel Pepys". Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ^
    ISBN 9780239000699
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  5. ^ Tortora and Eubank (1995), p. 272
  6. ^ "Victoria and Albert Museum: Shoe Buckles". Retrieved 20 April 2011.

References

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