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Pair of Girl's Ballet Shoes

ca.1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gamba (maker)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

Pair of girl's ballet practice shoes with soft toes, of red kid leather with soles of undyed leather. Each of the shoes is canvas lined, with a paper insole, and has a top binding of red cotton tape which also provides a casing for the drawstring. A short length of white elastic has been stitched across the instep of each shoe to hold it on.

Object details

Categories
Dance
Children's Clothes
Leather
Footwear
Object type
Pair of girl's ballet shoes
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Kid leather, machine stitched
Kidskin
Machine Stitched
Brief description
Pair of girl's red leather ballet practice shoes by Gamba; United Kingdom, ca.1990
Physical description
Pair of girl's ballet practice shoes with soft toes, of red kid leather with soles of undyed leather. Each of the shoes is canvas lined, with a paper insole, and has a top binding of red cotton tape which also provides a casing for the drawstring. A short length of white elastic has been stitched across the instep of each shoe to hold it on.
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 9/ 49E (Textual information; sole; stamping)
  • (sunburst motif) (Trade mark; sole; stamping)
  • GA(MBA) COVENT (GARDEN) (Maker's identification; sole; stamping)
Object history
Worn by the donor's daughters, Martha Alice Laurence Gray (born 29/09/1987) at the age of four years and subsequently by Eleanor Catherine Laurence Gray (born 20/04/1989)
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.85:2-1999

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Record createdDecember 20, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O18863/pair-of-girls-gamba/
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