Button and buckle belonging to the Duke of Monmouth
Monmouth reputedly gave this buckle to a child when he stopped to change horses during his escape from Sedgemoor in 1685. The button is said to have been cut from Monmouthês coat.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- TTNCM : 126/2002
- Collection Class
- Civil War & Rebellion
- Material
- metal, wood
- Common Name
- button and buckle belonging to the Duke of Monmouth
- Simple Name
- button and buckle
- Period Classification
- Post-Medieval (AD 1500-1800)
- Production Date
- 1685
