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Buckle
One of a pair of rectangular brass shoe buckles (JEW0009-0010). The buckle has an iron chape with pitchfork prongs on an iron crossbar and a two-pronged iron roller. Each end of the buckle is decorated with a profile portrait depicting Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1712-1792). The beaded border of the buckle is inscribed with the name 'SIR GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE'.
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Object Details
| ID: | JEW0009 |
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| Collection: | Decorative art |
| Type: | Buckle |
| Display location: | Display - Nelson, Navy, Nation Gallery |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1782 |
| People: | Rodney, George Brydges; Royal Navy Trophy Centre Rodney, George Brydges |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 54 mm x 70 mm x 29 mm |