Shoe Buckle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is of a shoe buckle by an unknown artist. Two rectangular silver shoe buckles are shown side by side on a white background. The buckles are made of metal, possibly silver, and have a rectangular shape with a grid-like design. They feature a patterned border around the edges. Each buckle has a pronged mechanism in the center for fastening. The buckles are identical but not symmetrical, with the prongs on the left buckle on the left side and on the right buckle on the right side.