Shoe buckle

One of a pair of silver shoe buckles (JEW0011-0012) decorated with paste stones. The buckle also has a steel chape and roller. The back of the buckle is engraved with two coronets and bears the inscription 'To Admiral Viscount Nelson from St. Vincent September 29th 1803'.

Object Details

ID: JEW0011
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Shoe buckle
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1803
People: Jervis, John; Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 47 mm x 75 mm x 34 mm