Pair of Shoe Buckles

Samuel Crespel II

1804–05

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueMetal

Dimensions6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)

Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)

Accession number40.201a-b

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsMARKS: .201a: on one side of buckle, maker's mark SC in a rectangle (similar to Grimwade 2495 but dates do not match); date letter I (1804/5). on the other side, maker's mark repeated; lion passant. .201b: on one side, same maker's mark; lion passant. on other side, date letter I. OTHER: stamped on .201a, "R"; stamped on .201b, "L". stamped inside both buckles, "J. COOKE" and "RIR".

Provenance1940, Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1883-1914) to the MFA.