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Object name(s):
Marc Brunel shoe buckles
Brief description:
Pair of 1700s paste-glass and silver she buckles
Collection:
Brunel Museum
Acquisition method:
Gift
Acquisition source:
Vanessa, Lady Thomas; and Stella de Rosnay
Condition:
Stable condition following examination and conservation work carried out in 2024 by Joanna Whalley, funded by Costume Society Daphne Bullard Grant. Conservation work removed tarnishing and historic soap residue around the stones. Several gemstones have been reset and/or replaced over a long period. Plating on one of the chapes has been torn off.
Current location:
WMDC2
Dimension:
28 x 45
Object name:
Marc Brunel shoe buckles
Object number:
LDBRU:2007.04
Object production date:
c. 1770-80
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/59e29628-bb86-3890-8305-94cd30d4ead4

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/59e29628-bb86-3890-8305-94cd30d4ead4, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC

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