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On display at Young V&A
Play Gallery, Moving and Making, Case 2

Pair of Children's Shoes

1975-1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of child's training shoes, with uppers of canvas patterned in Royal Stewart tartan, bound in white cotton tape. The shoes have unit soles of textured tan-coloured rubber, and borders and toecaps of white vinyl, the borders printed with the letters of the alphabet in blue, and the toecaps printed 'Left' and 'Right' as appropriate.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Canvas and vinyl
Brief description
Pair of child's shoes; Curiosity Shop, South Korea, 1975-85
Physical description
Pair of child's training shoes, with uppers of canvas patterned in Royal Stewart tartan, bound in white cotton tape. The shoes have unit soles of textured tan-coloured rubber, and borders and toecaps of white vinyl, the borders printed with the letters of the alphabet in blue, and the toecaps printed 'Left' and 'Right' as appropriate.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19cm
  • Width: 7cm
  • Height: 7cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Curiosity Shop' (Printed on heel of each shoe)
  • 'KOREA / MADE IN KOREA' (Moulded on each sole)
Credit line
Given by Damian Durka
Object history
Collected by the donor as part of a large group of toys and other material related to ABCs and alphabets.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.366:1, 2-1993

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Record createdApril 19, 2000
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