Pair of Shoes
1840s-1850s (made)
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In the early Victorian period women's feet, as before, were expected to look small and delicate. These elegant but rather impractical slippers have the fashionable square toe. The uppers are made of linen, with a pretty embroidered decoration of red silk trim and matching glass beads. The insoles are inscribed with the manufacturer's name. This advertising device was used increasingly as the market expanded.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen with silk and glass beads |
| Brief description | Pair of women's shoes or slippers of linen embroidered with silk and glass beads, made by Marsh Shoemakers, Great Britain, 1840s-1850s |
| Physical description | Pair of women's shoes or slippers of linen, with a square toe, and the tongue and upper embroidered with silk and glass beads. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'MARSH Ladies and Childrens Shoe Manufacturer, 148 Oxford Street, opposite Bond Street' (Insole of shoe, makers's mark) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs Emery |
| Summary | In the early Victorian period women's feet, as before, were expected to look small and delicate. These elegant but rather impractical slippers have the fashionable square toe. The uppers are made of linen, with a pretty embroidered decoration of red silk trim and matching glass beads. The insoles are inscribed with the manufacturer's name. This advertising device was used increasingly as the market expanded. |
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| Accession number | T.734:1, 2-1997 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2003 |
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