Pair of Evening Boots
ca.1870s (made)
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Cream silk satin boots cut with multiple latchets creating a ladder effect, yellow silk bow on toe and yellow silk cord laced through eyelet in each latchet to tie at the top. Blue silk lining to each latchet
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk satin, linen and leather |
| Brief description | Evening boots, white silk satin with yellow silk trimming |
| Physical description | Cream silk satin boots cut with multiple latchets creating a ladder effect, yellow silk bow on toe and yellow silk cord laced through eyelet in each latchet to tie at the top. Blue silk lining to each latchet |
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| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
Show a Bit of Leg
From the 1860s, shorter skirts led to a greater emphasis on stockings and shoes. The barette, or sandal-boots, as seen here, daringly revealed coloured stockings through the bands or cut-outs on the leg and instep. This was not always approved of. The contemporary boots create the same effect, framing the flesh of the leg. They have the addition of a killersharp heel.
Barette boots
1865–75
England
Silk satin, linen and leather
Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd
V&A: T.551&A-1913(2015-2016) |
| Credit line | Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd. |
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| Accession number | T.551&A-1913 |
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| Record created | October 12, 2007 |
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