SHOES, 1910-1920's
CH1970.472.a
White kid shoes, low Louis heel, bar strap across instep, ribbed silk bow on toe; heel lined with same white kid, toe with white cotton; stamped on sole "2/38/2".
Information supplied by June Swann, world authority on historic shoes, visiting from UK, during her inspection of shoe collection 18th October 1993.
'Summer shoes, button-bar style. Mass-produced. Middle-range price. Meant for indoor-wear, but were worn outside, judging from wear. French: Paris - point sizing as well as English, so probably made in France. Button moved on each foot - one to smaller size, one to larger size. May be grass-stained-poss. worn at garden party. c. 1905-1910. A knock-on heel.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1970.472.a |
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| Accession Date: | 20 Jan 1970 |
| Credit: | Misses I & O Jones |
Material
| Cotton/Textile | Leather, cotton, silk. | 0 - Whole |
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| Silk/Textile | 0 - Whole |
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| Leather | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| length | 225mm | Size 2 |
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