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94/88/1 Boots (pair), with calling card, womens, linen / silk / cotton / leather / metal / cardboard, designed and made by Joseph Sparkes Hall, worn by Queen Victoria, London, England, 1837. Click to enlarge.
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Pair of boots worn by Queen Victoria

In 1837 Queen Victoria was presented with this pair of dainty 'elastic' sided boots, the first to be invented, made by Englishman Joseph Sparkes Hall.

Boots were popular with men during the 1800s and they were soon adopted by women. By the mid 1800s they had become the most common form of footwear for both sexes in all social classes. Ankle-length boots without heels, known as high-lows, were fashionable for women. The boot was the most popular form of footwear for both sexes by the mid …

Parts of this object

94/88/1-3 Calling card, found inside boot, worn by Queen Victoria, cardboard, maker unknown, used by Joseph Sparkes Hall, London, England, 1837
Calling card found inside shoes worn by Queen Victoria

Summary

Object No.

94/88/1

Object Statement

Boots (pair), with calling card, womens, linen / silk / cotton / leather / metal / cardboard, designed and made by Joseph Sparkes Hall, worn by Queen Victoria, London, England, 1837

Physical Description

Pair of 'elastic' sided boots featuring flat leather sole, natural coloured linen upper, centre front seaming, straight black leather square toe cap and gussets either side of ankle composed of metal coils covered in natural covered cotton. Tab at back of ankle. Label inside front of ankle boots '......Sparkes Hall....London'

Marks

Silk label sewn inside front of each shoe with black printed lettering.The labels have deteriorated and are largely illegible."...sparkes Hall...London"

Short URL

https://ma.as/141906

Dimensions

Height

135 mm

Width

65 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1994

Acquisition Date

6 April 1994

Cite this Object

Harvard

Pair of boots worn by Queen Victoria 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 March 2023, <https://ma.as/141906>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/141906 |title=Pair of boots worn by Queen Victoria |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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