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Boot

ca. 1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Child's ankle boot of black cloth lined in dark blue leathercloth with an additional lining of white linen at the toe, and an insole of brown linen. The boot has a square toe with a topstitched toecap of black patent leather, and two deep side vents bound with ribbed black ribbon which is secured with an interior line of herringbone stitch in orange thread. The unit sole of black leather has a cross-hatched section at the waist, and the areas at the heel and toe are stamped in a pattern of a spray of foliage and berries with traces of gilding.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cloth and leather
Brief description
Child's ankle boot of black cloth; made in England by C S Gilman for the Great Exhibibition of 1851
Physical description
Child's ankle boot of black cloth lined in dark blue leathercloth with an additional lining of white linen at the toe, and an insole of brown linen. The boot has a square toe with a topstitched toecap of black patent leather, and two deep side vents bound with ribbed black ribbon which is secured with an interior line of herringbone stitch in orange thread. The unit sole of black leather has a cross-hatched section at the waist, and the areas at the heel and toe are stamped in a pattern of a spray of foliage and berries with traces of gilding.
Dimensions
  • Sole length: 16cm
Production typeLimited edition
Credit line
Given by C.S.Gilman
Object history
Formerly numbered as A.P.564. Made for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Production
Reason For Production: Exhibition
Other number
AP.564 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
T.285-1963

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Record createdMarch 22, 2006
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