Shoe buckles

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a close-up photograph of a shoe buckle. The buckle is rectangular with rounded corners and rounded edges. The buckle has a silver-tone metal frame and a silver-tone metal prong and bar in the center. The frame is encrusted with clear rhinestones, which are small and square-cut. There are 29 rhinestones on the top and bottom edges, with 7 on each side. The background of the image is white. The buckle appears to be an antique or vintage piece, likely made by an unknown artist.