Back strap and part of a hanger of a man’s baldric or sword belt, made of leather covered with crimson silk taffeta and backed with crimson silk velvet. The front strap has two metal finials on the lower end and one at the back; the side strap has a wide plain metal buckle. They are embroidered with full and partially wrapped silver and silver-gilt filé, purl and spangles, worked over thick padding in a pattern of stylised floral sprigs. Each side is edged with ¼-inch (5 mm) wide silver filé bobbin lace. The front strap and other part of the hanger are missing; the baldric has been reconstructed with replacement parts for museum display. Back strap and part of the hanger of a man's baldric, 1640-60, English; leather covered with crimson silk taffeta, embroidered, silver-gilt