Pair of Shoes
ca. 1920 (made)
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Pair of black patent leather shoes and polished wood shoe trees.
Shoes of black patent leather with an abstract design cut out at the front and back to reveal a backing of beige grosgrain. They have a low cut front with a square toe and a low heel. Three tabs project from each side of the she across the instep and are laced through with a cord of twisted metal thread. Lined throughout with red leather.
Shoe trees of polished wood, each constructed in two halves. The wedge-shaped heel section has a metal runner, and there is a corresponding channel in the main section which is thus slid down into the shoe. The area which remains visible when the shoe tree is in position is protected by a metal plate.
Shoes of black patent leather with an abstract design cut out at the front and back to reveal a backing of beige grosgrain. They have a low cut front with a square toe and a low heel. Three tabs project from each side of the she across the instep and are laced through with a cord of twisted metal thread. Lined throughout with red leather.
Shoe trees of polished wood, each constructed in two halves. The wedge-shaped heel section has a metal runner, and there is a corresponding channel in the main section which is thus slid down into the shoe. The area which remains visible when the shoe tree is in position is protected by a metal plate.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Patent leather, grosgrain, lined with leather, polished wood |
| Brief description | Pair of patent leather shoes and polished wood shoe trees, Italy, ca. 1920. |
| Physical description | Pair of black patent leather shoes and polished wood shoe trees. Shoes of black patent leather with an abstract design cut out at the front and back to reveal a backing of beige grosgrain. They have a low cut front with a square toe and a low heel. Three tabs project from each side of the she across the instep and are laced through with a cord of twisted metal thread. Lined throughout with red leather. Shoe trees of polished wood, each constructed in two halves. The wedge-shaped heel section has a metal runner, and there is a corresponding channel in the main section which is thus slid down into the shoe. The area which remains visible when the shoe tree is in position is protected by a metal plate. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sybil, Lady Cholmondeley |
| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
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| Accession number | T.491 to C-1974 |
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| Record created | September 11, 2007 |
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