Pair of Shoes

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Artist/Maker	Rayne (manufacturer) Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (maker)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Pair of evening shoes in black silk satin with a Wedgwood heel.

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Categories	Images Online Footwear Fashion Formal Wear Evening Wear Womenswear Rayne Shoe Archive
Object type	Pair of shoes
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Shoe Shoe
Materials and techniques	Silk satin, jasperware and leather Silk (Textile) Leather Shoe-Making
Brief description	Pair of evening shoes in silk satin with a Wedgwood heel, manufactured by Rayne, Great Britain, 1960s
Physical description	Pair of evening shoes in black silk satin with a Wedgwood heel.
Dimensions	Height: 130mm Width: 76mm Depth: 210mm (Note: Dimensions taken by conservation for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain (2015-2016))
Gallery label	Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain Heels The invention of the steel spike in the mid 1950s led to the use of innovative and unconventional materials to create heels. The steel spike through the centre of the heel supported the weight of the wearer. Perspex, wood and even Wedgwood ceramics were adopted by the label H. & M. Rayne to create different shapes and textures. These loose heels were probably samples used to test ideas in various materials. Shoes with ceramic heels 1959 London H. & M. Rayne and Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd Silk satin, jasperware and leather V&A: T.360&A-1996
Credit line	Given by the Bata Shoe Museum Foundation
Subject depicted	Angel
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.360:1, 2-1996

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Record created	January 21, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73223/pair-of-shoes-rayne/

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