Pair of Shoes

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Artist/Maker	Utility (made for)
Place of origin	England (made)

Pair of red and yellow felt and canvas slippers. Pair of slip on, wedge heel high fronted slippers. In bright scarlet felt trimmed along centre front and down centre4 back with scalloped lines of yellow felt. Lined with yellow felt. Front and back of slipper separated by a V shaped slit at both sides of instep, the slit is linked at top by broad band of elastic. Wedge is covered in yellow plain weave cotton. Sole is grey composition and stamped the utility mark in blue ink.

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Categories	Accessories Fashion Womenswear Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Pair of shoes
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Shoe Shoe
Materials and techniques	Felt and canvas lined with felt
Brief description	Pair of slippers, felt, made for Utility, England, 1940s
Physical description	Pair of red and yellow felt and canvas slippers. Pair of slip on, wedge heel high fronted slippers. In bright scarlet felt trimmed along centre front and down centre4 back with scalloped lines of yellow felt. Lined with yellow felt. Front and back of slipper separated by a V shaped slit at both sides of instep, the slit is linked at top by broad band of elastic. Wedge is covered in yellow plain weave cotton. Sole is grey composition and stamped the utility mark in blue ink.
Dimensions	Size 4
Marks and inscriptions	'CC 20126 S/W 24' (Stamped on sole in blue ink.) Size 4
Gallery label	(1997) A rare survival from unsold stock, this perky pair of wedge-soled slippers with their counterpoint of orange and yellow have a harlequin-like appeal.
Bibliographic reference	De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London, England: V&A Publications, 1997.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.21A-1979

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Record created	October 1, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O84580/pair-of-shoes-utility/

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