- Pair of shoes
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Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (made)
- Date:
1790s (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Leather
- Museum number:
151&A-1900
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Shoe styles gradually became simpler during the 1780s, a change that was accelerated by the French Revolution. Conspicuous symbols of wealth, such as the extravagant buckles and high heels of earlier shoes, were no longer appropriate.
Women's shoes were also known as slippers. They had broad flattish heels, long pointed toes and a low U-shaped throat (or perhaps V-shaped). Simple but elegant, they were made from a wide range of beautiful coloured leathers.
