Buckles [ Clothing & Fashion ]
… Image ‘Shoe buckles’, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 83.1.102, late 18th century. Abstract Buckles were used to fasten shoes in the eighteenth century, as well as other articles of clothing such as breeches and … metallic and detachable, they offered opportunities for decoration and the ostentatious display of wealth. The finest buckles were adorned with diamonds, which glistened in the candlelight and made a big impression at sociable events such …
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