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Pair of Shoes

8 April 1948 (worn), first quarter 1948 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of snakeskin shoes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Snakeskin
Brief description
Pair of women's shoes, snakeskin, Thackery, Great Britain, 1948.
Physical description
Pair of snakeskin shoes.
Credit line
Given by Ms Diana Briscoe
Object history
Made as part of the trousseau for Lady Teresa Mary Violet Home, (d.1995), who married Sir John Leigh Charlton Briscoe, 4th Baronet (1911-1993) on the 8th April 1949. Her navy blue and cream wedding ensemble is numbered T.536 to 540-1993.

Registered File number 1993/1875.
Collection
Accession number
T.543:1, 2-1993

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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