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Sandal

early 1970s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of evening sandals with 5 inch thick heels and platform soles. The uppers (with peep toes) consist of clear plastic trimmed with snakeskin dyed with metallic colours - green, red and gold. The heels and soles are covered in similar snakeskin which also forms the ankle straps which fasten with oval diamanté buckles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Plastic, snakeskin and diamanté
Brief description
Pair of plastic and snakeskin platform sandals, Terry de Havilland, England, early 1970s
Physical description
Pair of evening sandals with 5 inch thick heels and platform soles. The uppers (with peep toes) consist of clear plastic trimmed with snakeskin dyed with metallic colours - green, red and gold. The heels and soles are covered in similar snakeskin which also forms the ankle straps which fasten with oval diamanté buckles.
DimensionsShoe size 5 1/2.
Marks and inscriptions
'Terry de Havilland LONDON MADE IN ENGLAND' (Printed on soles in green.)
Object history
RF File: 1982/2089
Collection
Accession number
T.16&A-1983

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2008
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