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Pair of shoes
Hook, Knowles & Co - Enlarge image
Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
London (made)
- Date:
ca. 1900 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Hook, Knowles & Co (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Leather lined with leather and silk satin, silk ribbon, linen, wood and metal
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr John Tayleur
- Museum number:
T.246:1 to 4/&A-1979
- Gallery location:
Fashion, Room 40, case CA6 []
This pair of women's shoes are of red leather laced with silk ribbons. They have a medium heel, pointed toe and punched leather decoration. The shoes are elegant but also practical. The style suggests that around 1900 women were gradually becoming more independent and needed shoes that were not simply decorative accessories.