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Cricket Belt Buckle



Object Number:
TN.2010.85
Material
metal, brass
Size
5 x 6 cm
Object name
belt buckle
Object category
clothing accessories

Description

Oval buckle with central design of two cricket bats, wickets, two wicketkeeper’s gloves and two cricket balls.

Display caption

Brass and guilt buckles were introduced in the 1850s, belts and sashes were early sort-after fashion accessories and soon became an important part of cricket 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. However belts and sashes in appropriate Club colours continued to be worn for scorecard identification.