Pair of Shoes
1851 (made)
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Pair of shoes of black serge with a black patent leather toe piece. Flat heel and a square toe. The welt is high cut and fastens with small pearl buttons on the right hand side. The toes are of black patent leather, and the uppers are of black cloth. They are lined with cream holland and hand-stitched. Inside on the white leather inner sole, at the heel, is stuck a label printed in red.
At the heel and toe end of the sole is stamped a small floral spray. The sole has black leather sides.
At the heel and toe end of the sole is stamped a small floral spray. The sole has black leather sides.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Serge, patent leather, pearl, lined with holland, hand-stitched |
| Brief description | Pair of shoes of serge with a patent leather toe piece, Germany, 1851 |
| Physical description | Pair of shoes of black serge with a black patent leather toe piece. Flat heel and a square toe. The welt is high cut and fastens with small pearl buttons on the right hand side. The toes are of black patent leather, and the uppers are of black cloth. They are lined with cream holland and hand-stitched. Inside on the white leather inner sole, at the heel, is stuck a label printed in red. At the heel and toe end of the sole is stamped a small floral spray. The sole has black leather sides. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.265&A-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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