One buckle my shoe

One two buckle my shoe rhyme

Nursery Rhymes Lyrics and Origins PREVIOUS RHYME NURSERY RHYME INDEX NEXT RHYME One two buckle my shoe aka "1, 2 buckle my shoe" The words of the One two buckle my shoe Nursery Rhyme   A Origins of the lyrics to "One two buckle my shoe" rhyme  We thought that these nursery rhyme lyrics have no traceable connection with any events in history. And believed that there is no historical or political association to one two buckle my shoe. Our conclusion was that the nursery rhyme had been devised as a pleasurable and fun way to teach children how to count using one two buckle my shoe and its different imagery to fire a child's imagination. Our grateful thanks therefore go to Adrian Lloyd for providing the following fascinating information about 'One, two buckle my shoe'. David wrote, "I have have always understood it to be partly about lacemaking and partly about other working class roles from the 16th, 17th or 18th century. One, two, buckle my shoe: refers to the lacemaker, or anyone else, getting ready in the morning for work.   Three, four, shut the door: the lacemaker (or other) closed the door to the shop (or their own front door behind them) to begin work for the day   Five, six, pick up sticks: the sticks are wooden pins used on a lacemaking machine   Seven, eight, lay them straight: the pins are placed on the machine to go straight across the fabric from side to side Nine, ten, a big fat hen: which is a type of pillow that supports and holds the lacework   From 11 and 12 refers to the gardeners and from 13 & 14 maids in waiting to a large house or estate and so on up to 19 and 20 being served dinner by the kitchen staff with plates empty!     One two buckle my shoe poem One two buckle my shoe Three, four, knock at the door Five, six, pick up sticks Seven, eight, lay them straight Nine, ten, a big fat hen Eleven, twelve, dig and delve Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting Nineteen, twenty, my plate's empty One two buckle my shoe poem   Nursery Rhymes - Lost Lyrics and Origins PREVIOUS RHYME NURSERY RHYME INDEX NEXT RHYME Note: A Rhymes lyrics and the perceived origins of some Nursery Rhymes vary according to location   Privacy Statement  Cookies Policy Feb 2017 Siteseen Ltd.     [email protected] Written By Linda Alchin

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This unique cottage in Clearwell dates back to Tudor times and was once a small pub with a brewery and cobblers upstairs. It was eventually converted to residential use in the nineteenth century, but there...

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Collection of N. S. Mustafaev. 18th century shoes. Part 2. Buckles

Nazim Sultanovich tells: "The biggest change in shoe fashion of the 18th century was the change of fasteners from ties to buckles. Buckles on men's shoes appeared in the 17th century, in the 1660s, on women's - a little later, this is due to the fact that dresses were long and clung to the buckles at the hem.

Andreas Stech. Portrait of Aleksander Zaslawski-Ostrogski. Around 1670

Andreas Stech. Portrait of Aleksander Zaslawski-Ostrogski. Around 1670. Fragment.
Men's shoes now have a small buckle.

Jan van Kessel (II). Portrait of a family in the garden - 1679. Detail

Jan van Kessel (II). Portrait of a family in the garden - 1679. Fragment. This portrait was painted 9 years later than the top one, and the lady still has bows on her shoes.

Until the 1710s, all women's shoes were fastened with silk ribbons. When, by 1730, the hem of the skirt noticeably rose, and the pannier-framed skirt came into fashion, the problem of a catchy hem disappeared and women's shoes began to be decorated with large richly decorated buckles on a par with men's.

Anton Wilhelm Tischbein - Bildnis der Gattin des Kunstlers mit Sohnchen, circa 1783

Ladies wedding shoes made of copper-coloured silk taffeta with a bluish sheen. Rhinestone buckles. The shoes are accompanied by a note in English stating that the bride was wearing these shoes at her wedding on November 21, 1784. http://www.shoe-icons.com/collection/object.htm?id=1404 Photo courtesy of N.S. Mustafayev

Petit-Maitre in Wool Coat, the Pockets, the Collar, and the Buttonholes embroidered: Gilet with pockets, also embroidered etc. (1787) Galerie des Modes

Collection of buckles XVIII century N. S. Mustafayeva. This photo of the buckles and almost everything below is mine.

Shoe buckles of the 18th century and from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. Large - male, small - female.

Men's buckles differ from women's or in larger size: they are quite wide, often high, and have a sharp bend.

Pompeo Batoni - Portrait of John Talbot, later 1st Earl Talbot. 1773

Buckles for men's shoes of the 18th century and from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

Mourning buckle for men's shoes 18th century with black rhinestones. The etiquette of the French royal court required during the first period of "Great Mourning", called "woolen mourning", to wear blackened silver, steel or bronze buckles. In the second period ("silk mourning"), silver buckles with black stones were allowed (source http://www.blason-armoiries.org/institutions/d/deuils-particuliers.htm). In this photo, you once again see such a buckle. And from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

1786 A man dressed according to the rules of "Great (woolen) mourning". The buckles of his shoes are of bronze or steel. Source http://mimic-of-modes.blogspot.ru/2014/03/cabinet-des-modes-18e-cahier-2e-figure.html?spref=pi

"The manner of wearing unofficial mourning" , 1781, "Galerie des Modes". http://mimic-of-modes.blogspot.ru/2014/10/on-mourning.html There are buckles with black rhinestones on the shoes.

Funeral buckle 18th century with black rhinestones. and from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. Fake stones were invented by the late 18th century jeweler G. Strass. He himself called them "rock crystal", but a distorted version of his last name - "rhinestones" went to the people.

Nobles and court ladies tried to outdo each other with sophistication and richness of decoration. The buckles were engraved, covered with enamel, inlaid with diamonds, pearls and semi-precious stones.

Francisco Goya Jose Monino y Redondo, conde de Floridablanca circa 1783

In fact, they have become jewelry. Shoes wore out and were thrown away, buckles passed from one shoe to another and were inherited.

Laurent Pecheux. Felipe de Borbon y Farnesio, infante de Espana y duque de Parma. Earlier 1765

Francisco Goya. Retrato del politico y financiero espanol Francisco Cabarrus. 1788

Buckle of the 18th century from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. See how sharp her curve is?

Nazim Sultanovich continues to tell: “The style of such buckles is called Artois. this type of buckles from 1770 to 1790 years

Francisco Goya. Juan Agustin Cean Bermudez, circa 1792-1793

Pair of rectangular buckles with large rhinestones and blued steel mechanism, in a box. No labels. End of the 18th century. Probably England. and from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. Photo source http://www.shoe-icons.com/collection/object.htm?id=1382

The main feature is a rectangular shape, large size and strong bend. This applied to both male and female buckles.
Among other style differences, it is indicated that they were less massive, often with rhinestones.

Buckle of the 18th century from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. To make the stones shine brighter, gold foil is placed inside under the crystal.

Buckle for women's shoes. Silver, rhinestones, steel. Great Britain. End of the 18th century. From the collection of N. S. Mustafaev

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18th century buckle with rhinestones from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. Buckles with rhinestones were not branded, so it is difficult to accurately determine the manufacturer from them.

18th century buckle with rhinestones from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

18th century buckle with rhinestones from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

18th century buckle with rhinestones from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

18th century buckle with rhinestones from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. Detail

Buckle of the XVIII century with rhinestones from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

Buckles without rhinestones were made from thinner strips of metal, often with a lacy effect.

Buckle of the 18th century from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

Sometimes initials were engraved on precious metal buckles to prevent theft. Louis-Leopold Boilly. Portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre, circa 1791

The name of the buckles "Artois" comes from the Comte d'Artois, who fled to England after the revolution of 1789 and, in fact, was the French ambassador there, and later King Charles X of France.
He is believed to have introduced huge buckles into the mogu. The peak of fashion came in 1777, when the term arose. Witnesses write that their weight could reach 8 - 10 ounces, that is, 220 - 280 grams.

Francisco de Goya. Miguel de Muzquiz y Goyeneche, conde de Gausa. 1783-1785

Mourning buckle for men's shoes XVIII century with black rhinestones from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

The hero of Richard Sheridan's comedy "A Trip to Scarborough" (1777) Lord Foppigton notes that if earlier the purpose of the buckles was to hold shoes on the foot, now everything has changed and shoes are needed only to hold the buckles.

A satire on men's fashion from 1777: giant buttons and buckles. One eyewitness recalled that the buckles were sometimes so large that they scratched the parquet)

The huge size required a high lift, and in order to create complete symmetry, it was necessary to make a right and left buckle (that's why some buckles have RIGHT / LEFT inscriptions) .

Buckles of the 18th century from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev. These buckles are marked "right" and "left". And they are with a special mechanism.

This kind of buckle always has a brand that can be used to identify the manufacturer. In addition, this mechanism is patented.

Another buckle from the 18th century with mechanism, shown below how it opens. First you need to fasten the smaller part to the whip, and then close the buckle.

Buckles of the 18th century from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev.

Buckle XVIII century with mechanism from the collection of N. S. Mustafaev . Decorated with black rhinestones, which suggests that she was mourning

Francisco Goya. Retrato de Carlos IV de Espana. 1789

Francisco Goya. Retrato de Carlos IV de Espana. 1789. Fragment

Of course, large buckles were inconvenient, as they led to premature wear of shoes, and in addition, they could catch long clothes and, especially, the dress of a partner when dancing.

The cotillion dance. James Caldwell - printmaker. MARCH 1771.

In the late 1780s, huge buckles are gradually replaced by ties and laces. "

Portrait of Nicolas Chvtelain by Johann Friedrich Augut, 1791, neue Pinakothel.