Número del objeto
M.2009.2
Título
A jeweller's Display of Belt Buckles, circa 1870
Fecha
1865 - 1870
Material
Rango
Descripción
12 belt buckles made from base metal with gilding and platinum (?) plating on jeweller’s pad with stock numbers below.
Twelve gold and silver plated belt buckles, each cast with cricket related motifs.
These brass and gilt buckles with cricketing motifs in relief, such as cross bats and stumps, are displayed on a Jeweller’s pad with product codes handwritten beneath.
Introduced in the 1850s belts and sashes were early sought-after fashion accessories and soon became an important part of a cricketer’s attire. These buckles would have been fitted to a canvas belt often printed with a cricket design.
By 1868 belts were out of fashion and were replaced by elastic bands at the back of the trousers. However belts and sashes in appropriate Club colours continued to be worn for scorecard identification.
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