Shoe buckle

One of a pair of shoe buckles (JEW0032-JEW0033) with a reeded silver border, steel roller and chape. The prong has two long spikes and two cut out 'D' shapes, one backward, near where the prong meets the central bar.

Object Details

ID: JEW0033
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Shoe buckle
Display location: Not on display
Creator: William Sumner (probably)
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: circa 1802
People: Nelson, Horatio; Hardy, Pamela
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Nelson-Ward Collection
Measurements: Overall: 75 x 65 x 35 mm