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Pair of Shoes

1870-1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of woman's shoes made from emerald green ribbed silk trimmed with narrow gold braid which has a vandyke edge and ribbed pattern, and lined with white kid. They are slip-on 'court' shoes, 'straights' with a rounded pointed toe and a covered 'Louis' heel. There is a quarter seam. The top-edges of the uppers are bound with green silk ribbon to which is applied gold braid. There is a made-up bow at the throat, similarly trimmed. The 'sock' is of white kid. The shoes are machine stitched. The sole is of dark-green stained leather with a 'wheeled' cross hatched design on the ball of the foot and an indistinct but similar design on the instep.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Silk trimmed with gold braid, lined with kid leather
Brief description
Pair of woman's shoes of silk trimmed with gold braid and lined with kid leather, possibly made in France or Great Briain, 1870-1880
Physical description
Pair of woman's shoes made from emerald green ribbed silk trimmed with narrow gold braid which has a vandyke edge and ribbed pattern, and lined with white kid. They are slip-on 'court' shoes, 'straights' with a rounded pointed toe and a covered 'Louis' heel. There is a quarter seam. The top-edges of the uppers are bound with green silk ribbon to which is applied gold braid. There is a made-up bow at the throat, similarly trimmed. The 'sock' is of white kid. The shoes are machine stitched. The sole is of dark-green stained leather with a 'wheeled' cross hatched design on the ball of the foot and an indistinct but similar design on the instep.
Credit line
Given by Dr F. Spencer
Collection
Accession number
T.181&A-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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