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Pair of Wedding Shoes

1748 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of shoes covered in pink satin and trimmed with silk braid


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
silk satin covered leather
Brief description
Pair of women's wedding shoes, leather, covered in pink satin trimmed with silk braid, England, 1748
Physical description
Pair of shoes covered in pink satin and trimmed with silk braid
Marks and inscriptions
JANr 22nd 1748 (Handwritten inscription on soles)
Credit line
Given by the executors of the late Miss Laura M Bodcock
Object history
These shoes are said to have been worn by Mrs E Growden for her wedding on 22 January 1748
Collection
Accession number
T.65&A-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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