Shoe buckle (one of a pair)
about 1790
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSilver; paste
DimensionsHeight x width: 2 1/4 x 3 3/16 in. (5.7 x 8.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Caroline Hardy
Accession number51.444
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Inscriptions"Eleanor Clark Jany 1792" scratched on back (from card)ProvenancePrevious owner: Brown, Anna Brown.
"Eleanor Clark (1772-1820) who married Dudley Walker (1769-1823) May 6th 1792. Said to have been his buckles." (from card)
"These originally belonged to Mr. Dudley Walker (1769-1813) of Boston who married Eleanor Clark (1772-1820) of Milton May 6, 1792." (from object file)
"Eleanor Clark (1772-1820) who married Dudley Walker (1769-1823) May 6th 1792. Said to have been his buckles." (from card)
"These originally belonged to Mr. Dudley Walker (1769-1813) of Boston who married Eleanor Clark (1772-1820) of Milton May 6, 1792." (from object file)
1780–1800
About 1760–70
about 1760–70
1780–1800
18th century
18th century
about 1740–60
About 1740–60
about 1770
about 1770