a) TINDER BOX b) CANDLE SNUFFERS c) SUGAR LOAF BREAKERS d) -2- PIPES e) BOOTS, Lady's

CH1970.186.a-e

a) Circular metal (thin) with handle.
b) Photo: N46,3b.
e) Pair of boots, vamp of dense black cotton twill; square toe of black leather; sole of sturdy leather; one plate of extra leather under heel to raise it very slightly; lined with undyed cotton twill; top bound with thin silk petersham ribbon; 11 pairs of handworked eyelets at inside; inked on left sole '1840', on right sole 'ANN Spearman (?)/ illeg./ illeg/ 1840'.
Boots have no tongue.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1970.186.a-e
Accession Date: 1 Jan 1970
Credit: Mrs Paul Harrison

Material

Leathere - Boots
Cotton/Textilee - Boots

Measurement

diameter150mmvery approximate
length200mmapprox.
length300mmvery approx.
length255mm
height120mmback seam

 

 

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