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Cricket and Tennis Belt Buckle



Object Number:
TN.2010.86
Material
metal, brass
Size
5.5 x 5.5 cm
Object name
belt buckle
Object category
clothing accessories

Description

Square buckle embossed with two real tennis bats together with cricket bat and stumps in a roundel.

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.