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Pair of Shoes

1800 to 1889 (made)
Place of origin

Green shagreen uppers, plain leather soles and metal tipped heels. Embroidered vamps (part covering toe) with chevron design. The soles are decorated with narrow flat strips of coloured leather


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Shoes, green leather with embroidery and metal heel; Iran, ca. 1800 to 1889
Physical description
Green shagreen uppers, plain leather soles and metal tipped heels. Embroidered vamps (part covering toe) with chevron design. The soles are decorated with narrow flat strips of coloured leather
Collection
Accession number
837-1889

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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