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Unidentified clothing buckle frame with scrollwork.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694039

Could be same buckle as 2713.

Unidentified clothing buckle frame with scrollwork.

Pewter | Object #: 1694048

Could be same as buckle 2706.

Shoe buckle with ornamental grooves and loop chape.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694106

Frame broken nearly in half, hook and pin detached from frame; possible heart-shaped motifs on opposite ends of the frame.

Iron clothing buckle with decorative cast design.

Iron | Object #: 1694107

Hook broken off. Ornate, high style buckle, probably plated. Botantical motif appears to have pears and round fruit, possibly apples. Hook is also decorated with open work and round shapes. Possibly girdle buckle or shoe buckle.

Buckle loop/hook.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694108

Loop/Hook portion of buckle only.

Shoe buckle frame with linear molded design.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694109

Rectangular with rounded sides;

Shoe buckle frame with engraved geometric decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694110

Shoe buckle frame with scrollwork decoration and scalloped edge.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694111

Frame decoration includes scalloped edges and scrollwork.

Cooking pot Loop/Hook with double-pronged tongue chape.

Iron | Object #: 1694112

Unidentified copper alloy buckle frame.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1694115

Unidentified single framed buckle.

Square buckle with spiked frame.

Iron | Object #: 1694119

Square with cast pin. Two small spikes cast as part of the frame. Probable third spike missing.

Utilitarian/harness buckle.

Iron | Object #: 1694120

"TR"-marked pewter shoe buckle.

Pewter | Object #: 1695830

"TR" on hook inside frame facing up. See Fales (1995:55, plate 27); caption reads, "Pair of silver shoe buckles worn by Elizabeth Paschall on her wedding day, 11 May 1721, according to the engraved inscriptions on the back of the buckles. They were made and marked (FR in a heart...

Small copper alloy single frame strap buckle.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1808617

Small strap buckle, missing tongue (removed during conservation). Frame notched for tongue to rest. Frame extends slightly past pin (strap bar). Tongue was likely iron and wrapped around pin.

Coppery alloy single frame strap buckle.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1808727

Strap buckle with tapered pin (strap bar), missing tongue, and broken frame. Frame extends slightly past pin (strap bar). Tongue was likely iron and wrapped around pin.

Small copper alloy single frame strap buckle.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1808828

Retains a small portion of wrought iron tongue that is wrapped around pin. Frame notched for tongue to rest. Frame extends slightly past pin (strap bar).

Double frame copper alloy strap buckle with lozenge and trefoil decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1817261

"Spectacle" buckle, missing tongue or plate. Flat profile. Identical to buckle no. 402 dating to 1550-1650, page 65 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Pin cast with buckle frame.

Double framed copper alloy strap buckle with iron tongue and shell decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1817306

"Spectacle" buckle with flat profile and iron tongue. Non-matching shell decoration on each end of frame and concave scalloped knop above and below pin terminal. Similar to buckle 431, dating to 1550-1650, page 69 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Identical to buckle dr...

Thin copper alloy double frame rectangular clasp buckle.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1819430

Made out of copper alloy sheet metal. Irregular frame, possibly homemade. Appears to be the shape of a clasp clothing buckle, perhaps for stock buckle or stocking buckle http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6NYbLdzbrbM/TOhV8qiwNPI/AAAAAAAAAC4/YO431fUeMu4/s1600/garters%2Band%2Bstockings%2Bmontage.JPG

Iron single frame rectangular utilitarian buckle with looped tongue.

Iron | Object #: 1819436

No evidence of having pin. Tongue likely would have looped around shorter axis of frame.