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Pair of Mourning Shoes

1861-1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gundry & Son (shoemakers)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Black leather slippers with crepe rosettes


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Footwear
Royalty
Death
Object type
Pair of mourning shoes
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Mourning Shoe
  • Mourning Shoe
Materials and techniques
leather, crepe
Leather
Crepe
Shoe-Making
Brief description
Pair of mourning shoes, said to have been Queen Victoria's. Made by Gundry & Sons, London.
Physical description
Black leather slippers with crepe rosettes
Dimensions
  • Length: 25cm
  • Width: 7cm
  • Height: 6cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harry Matthews
Association
Queen Victoria
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.65:1&2-2015

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Record createdJune 25, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1316603/pair-of-mourning-gundry--son/
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