Not on display

Pair of Shoes

1850-1887 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rousseau Chaussures (designed and made by)
Place of origin
France (made)

Silk heeled shoes with matching rosettes. Department registers indicate these shoes would have originally been pale blue

Object details

Categories
Footwear
Fashion
Object type
Pair of shoes
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Silk (Textile)
Shoe-Making
Brief description
Pair of silk shoes, 1850-1887, French
Physical description
Silk heeled shoes with matching rosettes. Department registers indicate these shoes would have originally been pale blue
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.2cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Height: 10.8cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
  • Width: 5.7cm (Note: Measurement converted from department registers)
Marks and inscriptions
Written in ink on the side of each shoe: 'Madame Bischoffsheim 1887'
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
2227-1899

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O351885/pair-of-shoes-rousseau-chaussures/
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