Not currently on display at the V&A

Pair of Shoes

1850-1887 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk heeled shoes with matching rosettes. Department registers indicate these shoes would have originally been pale blue


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Pair of silk shoes, 1850-1887, French
Physical description
Silk heeled shoes with matching rosettes. Department registers indicate these shoes would have originally been pale blue
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.2cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Height: 10.8cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Width: 5.7cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
Marks and inscriptions
Written in ink on the side of each shoe: 'Madame Bischoffsheim 1887'
Collection
Accession number
2227-1899

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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