Boot
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1851 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
C.S. Gilman (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Velvet, swansdown and leather with ribbons
- Museum number:
T.290-1963
- Gallery location:
British Galleries, room 122f, case 2
Physical description
Girl's ankle boot of oxblood-coloured velvet lined with pale blue silk. The boot has a square toe, and the top and front edges are trimmed with swansdown. The unit sole is of undyed leather; the boot fastens at the front with two pairs of russet silk ribbons.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (made)
Date
ca. 1851 (made)
Artist/maker
C.S. Gilman (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Velvet, swansdown and leather with ribbons
Dimensions
Length: 15 cm sole
Object history note
Formerly numbered as A.P.569. Made for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Descriptive line
Girl's ankle boot of velvet trimmed with swansdown, made in England by C S Gilman for the Great Exhibibition of 1851
Production Note
Reason For Production: Exhibition
Materials
Leather; Velvet; Ribbon; Swansdown
Techniques
Stitching
Production Type
Limited edition
Collection code
MoC
