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Pair of Shoes

1800-1889
Place of origin
Iran

Women’s fish-shaped mules, 1800–89, Iran, Velvet, leather, silk and metal thread embroidery

Object details

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

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Velvet
Embroidery
Brief description
Women’s fish-shaped mules, 1800–89, Iran, Velvet, leather, silk and metal thread embroidery
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.5cm
  • Width: 8cm
  • Depth: 22cm
Gallery label
(2015-2016)
Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain

Women’s fish-shaped mules
1800–89
Iran
Velvet, leather, silk and
metal thread embroidery
V&A: 834&A-1889
Object history
MA/1/R777 Richard Collection
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
834&A-1889

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O364535/pair-of-shoes/
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