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Pair of Shoes

1855-1879
Place of origin

One pair of Men’s mojari

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Leather, silk velvet, cotton, glass beads, silk thread and gilded silver
Brief description
Pair of man shoes, 1855–79, Hyderabad, India Leather, silk velvet, cotton, glass beads, silk thread and gilded silver
Physical description
One pair of Men’s mojari
Dimensions
  • Height: 85mm
  • Width: 100mm
  • Depth: 230mm (Note: Measurements taken by conservation for the exhibition Shoes Pleasure and Pain (2015-2016))
Gallery label
Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain Men’s mojari 1855–79 Hyderabad, India Leather, silk velvet, cotton, glass beads, silk thread and gilded silver V&A: 0519&A(IS)(2015-2016)
Object history
On display in the V&A exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain between 13 June 2015 – 31 January 2016. Transferred from the India Museum in 1879. 1880 Register Entry: [Case 17] '0519. SHOES. Pair of, embroidered with gold and silver; Hyderabad. 8228'
Other number
8228 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
Accession number
0519&A(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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