{"id":297,"date":"2021-07-24T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2026-01-25T17:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T17:20:53","slug":"sub-rectangular-shoe-buckle-attached-to-leather-upper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/24\/sub-rectangular-shoe-buckle-attached-to-leather-upper\/","title":{"rendered":"Sub-rectangular shoe buckle attached to leather upper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An incomplete cast copper-alloy sub-rectangular shoe buckle found attached to fragments of leather upper, 18th century. 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