https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png UKDFD Recording Software https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ Two-piece buckles https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles.html Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-rectangular-buckle-59453.html Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:16:26 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A two-piece rectangular shoe buckle with very wide sides and ends, The front of the frame is decorated overall with multiple moulded fern or palm-leaf motifs. The buckle retains its steel spindle, copper-alloy pin and incomplete stud chape. The chape is stamped with the maker's initials, TW, on the underside.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-sub-rectangular-buckle-59053.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:00:21 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A two-piece sub-rectangular buckle with elaborate moulded decoration overall. The decoration consists of a crown at each end of the frame and two cherubs blowing trumpets on each side, the design most likely celebrating the coronation of King George III and Queen Charlotte in 1761. The buckle retains its steel spindle, triple-spiked tongue and anchor chape, but the middle spike of the tongue and the end of the anchor are missing. 

Buckles of this type, with the spindle running lengthways, were used as knee, stock or hat buckles.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-sub-rectangular-buckle-59014.html Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:48:54 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A two-piece sub-rectangular iron shoe buckle, complete with pin and spindle but lacking chape. The frame is arched to go over the instep of the wearer's foot.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-rectangular-buckle-58950.html Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:30:46 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A two-piece rectangular shoe buckle with an arched frame and moulded frontal decoration. The decoration consists of a wavy ridge along each side, and teeth-like mouldings along each end. The chape and tongue are missing, and only the stub ends of the steel spindle survive. The buckle has been cleaned.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-rectangular-buckle-44157.html Tue, 31 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A two-piece rectangular shoe buckle with serrated outer edges and moulded grooves on the sides and ends of the frame. The spindle, chape and pin are missing.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-rectangular-buckle-58940.html Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:38:22 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A two-piece rectangular iron shoe buckle and stud chape. The frame is arched and has serrated outer edges. The spindle and pin are missing, but the detached stud chape was recovered with the frame.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-sub-rectangular-buckle-58908.html Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:50:47 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A large two-piece sub-rectangular shoe buckle with an arched frame and elaborate moulded decoration. The decoration consists of symmetrically arranged shell and scroll motifs. The spindle, chape and tongue are missing.

For an identical buckle, see UKDFD 57651.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-sub-rectangular-buckle-58847.html Sat, 13 Sep 2025 13:50:31 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A plain two-piece sub-rectangular shoe buckle, complete with pin, stud chape and steel spindle. The chape, however, has lost its riveted stud.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-sub-rectangular-buckle-58813.html Sun, 31 Aug 2025 13:43:07 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Sub-Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A plain two-piece sub-rectangular shoe buckle with rounded corners and an arched frame. The buckle retains its steel spindle, along with the corroded remains of a chape. The pin is missing.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
]]> Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/two-piece-buckles/two-piece-rectangular-buckle-58809.html Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:22:44 GMT Two-piece buckles Two-Piece Rectangular Buckle  
Description: A two-piece rectangular shoe buckle with a markedly arched frame and complete with steel spindle and copper-alloy pin and stud chape. The frame is decorated with moulded grooves along the sides and ends, and the latter also have trilobate angular extensions flanked by two knops. The chape is stamped with the maker's name, S COOK, in two lines. The riveted stud of the chape is missing.

The same maker's name, S Cook, is recorded on buckles, UKDFD 57479, UKDFD 47167 and PAS: PUBLIC-5CAE90.
Category: Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Two-piece buckles
Category: Two-piece buckles
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