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Shoe

1530s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Left shoe of leather with square toe and short vamp. Edge of throat slashed at regular intervals, and a cut across the vamp, close to throat, is filled with an inserted bead made from a folded strip of leather. Seamed quarters, reinforced at back with an extra piece of leather. The right side of vamp is missing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tanned leather (modern thread)
Brief description
Left shoe with square toe and leather bead decoration on vamp, missing right side vamp.
Physical description
Left shoe of leather with square toe and short vamp. Edge of throat slashed at regular intervals, and a cut across the vamp, close to throat, is filled with an inserted bead made from a folded strip of leather. Seamed quarters, reinforced at back with an extra piece of leather. The right side of vamp is missing.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19.6cm
  • Width: 8.7cm
Style
Production
Found at building sites in London and its neighbourhood in the early 20th century.
Collection
Accession number
736-1904

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Record createdDecember 10, 2004
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