Shoes
1930-40 (made)
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| Place of origin |
One pair of raffia shoes
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | raffia |
| Brief description | One pair of raffia 'beach shoes', Hawaii, 1930-40 |
| Physical description | One pair of raffia shoes |
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| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
Summer Holiday
Espadrilles were once footwear for Catalonian peasants. The unassuming practical shoes crossed over into beachwear in the 1920s. These sandals, possibly from Hawaii, are early examples of footwear as souvenir from a time when holidaying was becoming more accessible to the middle classes.
Beach shoes
1930–40
Possibly Hawaii
Raffia
V&A: T.75:1, 2-2014(2015-2016) |
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| Accession number | T.75:1,2-2014 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2014 |
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