Shoe
1840-1860 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Yellow satin with a squared toe and flat unit sole. The thoat is also square and is trimmed with a very small self bow. The slipper is lined with a pale yellow silk twill and has cream kid inside.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Satin lined with silk; leather sole |
| Brief description | Shoe, for a girl: satin lined in silk, with a leather sole; possibly made by C.S. Gilman, England, 1840-60 |
| Physical description | Yellow satin with a squared toe and flat unit sole. The thoat is also square and is trimmed with a very small self bow. The slipper is lined with a pale yellow silk twill and has cream kid inside. |
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| Object history | The shoe is similar in style to many of those made for the Great Exhibition of 1851. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.435-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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