Not currently on display at the V&A

Shoe

c.1855 (made)
Place of origin

Shoe with a curled toe, embellished with silver-gilt, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1855


Object details

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Brief description
Shoe with a curled toe, embellished with silver-gilt, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, c.1855
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 17] '0522. SHOES. Pair of, embroidered with gold. 8230'. India Museum Slip book entry 8230: '2 pairs of Shoes Emb'd with Gold / Benares / 55 / a/45'.
Associated objects
Other number
8230 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0522(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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