Not currently on display at the V&A

Shoes

19th century (made)
Place of origin

A pair of shoes 'for ordinary wear', leather embroidered with silver-gilt wrapped thread and spangles


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Pair of child's shoes, leather embroidered with silver-gilt wrapped thread and spangles, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 19th century
Physical description
A pair of shoes 'for ordinary wear', leather embroidered with silver-gilt wrapped thread and spangles
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Sloane Stanley, 32 Leinster Gardens, Hyde Park, IV
Object history
Placed in Room IV, Lower Gallery, March 1898.

Given by Mrs. Sloane Stanley, 32 Leinster Gardens, Hyde Park, IV. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

RP: 38497/97
Collection
Accession number
IS.162G, I-1897

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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