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Buckle shoe from the Joseph Box collection
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Summary
Object No.
H4448-10/1Object Statement
Buckle shoe, part of Joseph Box collection, mens, leather / silk / metal, maker unknown, England, c. 1761Physical Description
Buckle shoe, mens, straight, leather / braid, maker unknown, England, [1761]Mens single straight buckle shoe of rand construction with forward jutting prow toe and covered Cuban heel. Upper unlined and consists of a very high tongue with white vandyked edge, red pasted over. Quarters with dog leg side seams extend into rounded strap fastened by a metal buckle with silver braid rose stitched to one side. Insole is brown leather folded over to form a toe puff and the heel is of covered red leather.
(See object file for specialist report by June Swann)
Marks
2 identification tags pasted to outsole, round paper tags with serrated edge, text handwritten in faded ink, '141 2 / 9/ dress', 'Kingham / 185 Regent (illeg. faded)'Short URL
https://ma.as/239342Dimensions
Height
150 mmProduction
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