Shoe buckles

Unknown

1910–19 · metal, leather · Costume Institute

The coloration of this pair of shoe buckles is unusual and pleasing. The combination of the bronze-tone cut steel beads, the brown suede and the gold kidskin is refined and subtle. The three different textures and levels of sheen of the beads and two types of leather also provide a nice contrast.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1910–19

Medium

metal, leather

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Margaret A. Sullivan, 1967