Decorative arts — 1740-1750
Buckle, knee buckle
Knee buckle with a square silver frame with openwork scrolling ornament, set with facet-cut agate. The anchor shaped steel chape has a four pronged pin.
Knee buckles were worn from the 1720s. From the late 18th century they came in sets with matching shoe buckles.
The trade card of Mary Owen, dating from the 1740s, advertising ‘pebble’ (agate) set buckles gives a probable date for this knee buckle. A pair of similar knee buckles, set with different coloured agates, has been in the collections of the Royal Museum of Scotland since 1782.
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- A21595
- Object name:
- buckle, knee buckle
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- Production date:
- 1740-1750
- Material:
silver, agate
- Measurements/duration:
- H 52 mm, W 42 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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