Pair of Shoes
ca. 1790 (made)
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Pair of ladies shoes of black and pale yellow satin. Trimmed with a black satin ribbon rosette and a silk tassel at the toe with braid trimming around the top of shoe. Petal cutouts in yellow satin at the toe exposing black beneath. The Louis heel is faced with black leather. The heel quarters are lined with white kid leather and the toes with canvas. There is a canvas inner sole.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Satin, trimmed with satin ribbon, silk, leather, lined with kid leather, canvas |
| Brief description | Pair of satin and leather shoes, Great Britain, ca. 1790 |
| Physical description | Pair of ladies shoes of black and pale yellow satin. Trimmed with a black satin ribbon rosette and a silk tassel at the toe with braid trimming around the top of shoe. Petal cutouts in yellow satin at the toe exposing black beneath. The Louis heel is faced with black leather. The heel quarters are lined with white kid leather and the toes with canvas. There is a canvas inner sole. |
| Marks and inscriptions | '(01) & I.C.' (On two paper labels stuck on instep) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Una Campbell |
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| Accession number | T.218&A-1972 |
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| Record created | October 19, 2007 |
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