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Pair of shoes
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Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
England (made)
- Date:
1790s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Simmans & Penny (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Woven cotton, lined with kid and silk, trimmed with silk braid
- Museum number:
703&A-1902
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Pair of lady's shoes of white cotton material, lined with white kid and red silk, and trimmed with buff-coloured silk braid. The tongues are covered with the shoe-straps which are pierced with button-holes for fastening the buckle, the toes are pointed and the heels are low.
Place of Origin
England (made)
Date
1790s (made)
Artist/maker
Simmans & Penny (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Woven cotton, lined with kid and silk, trimmed with silk braid
Marks and inscriptions
'Mrs. M. Brickdale'
Written in ink upon the side of each shoe
Dimensions
Length: 9.625 in each (maximum), Height: 2.625 in each, Width: 2.125 in each
Object history note
Purchased. Registered File number 17245/1902.
Descriptive line
Pair of lady's shoes, white cotton, lined with kid and silk, trimmed with silk braid, made by Simmans & Penny, London, England, 1790s
Materials
Cotton; Silk (textile); Silk thread
Techniques
Woven; Braiding; Lining (process)
Categories
Women's clothes; Accessories; Europeana Fashion Project
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection