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Pair of Shoes

ca. 1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of brown glacé leather lace-up shoes with a medium-low stacked wooden heel and brown silk shoelaces. Punched accents to the edges of the leather.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Leather, wood, silk
Brief description
Pair of glacé leather shoes with a wooden heel and silk shoelaces, made by Hook, Knowles & Co., London, ca. 1910
Physical description
Pair of brown glacé leather lace-up shoes with a medium-low stacked wooden heel and brown silk shoelaces. Punched accents to the edges of the leather.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11cm
  • Length: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions
'HOOK, KNOWLES / & CO LTD / MAKERS TO THE / ROYAL FAMILY / 66 & 65 / NEW BOND ST / LONDON' (Maker's mark)
Object history
Worn by Miss Heather Firbank
Collection
Accession number
T.142&A-1960

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Record createdDecember 21, 2007
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