Not on display

Pair of Shoes

ca. 1800 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of shoes, shagreen uppers dyed green with turned up toes. The back parts of the insoles (where the wearer's heal would rest) are decorated with red and green flowers and plants painted on a gold background and lacquered. The soles are plain brown leather with metal banding on the heal.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Shagreen, green dye, painted decoration, lacquer and metal
Brief description
Shagreen uppers dyed green with turned up toes, insoles painted with flowers; Iran, ca. 1800
Physical description
Pair of shoes, shagreen uppers dyed green with turned up toes. The back parts of the insoles (where the wearer's heal would rest) are decorated with red and green flowers and plants painted on a gold background and lacquered. The soles are plain brown leather with metal banding on the heal.
Gallery label
Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
Women’s mules
1800–99
Iran
Stingray shagreen, leather
and iron
Given by Mrs Gabrielle Enthoven
V&A: T.32&A-1933
Credit line
Given by Mrs Gabrielle Enthoven
Collection
Accession number
T.32&A-1933

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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