It is fair to say that probably none of them knew that hidden behind a wall of the Combination Room, where they often met to chat and have tea, was a very old shoe with what Cambridge ...

In the exhibition, a practical pair of men’s shoes from 18th-century England is, accordingly, made of plain black leather, with a simple black buckle and a low, blocky heel. Even an English ...

One of Lexington’s treasures, the Hancock-Clarke House, has a treasure of its own: six 18th-century shoes buried ... a child’s corset, a shoe buckle, and a letter dated 1768.

Having gradually replaced ribbons and tied shoes, the buckle’s initial design was fairly simple. Though as the accessory “went on to define footwear fashions in the 18th century, even becoming ...