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H4448-1044 Sabot clogs (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, childrens, timber, maker unknown, France, c. 1850-1859. Click to enlarge.
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Pair of sabot clogs from the Joseph Box collection

This pair of clogs (sabots) comes from an important collection of footwear and shoemaking objects thought to have been initiated by the London shoemaker, Robert Dixon Box, and consolidated by his son, Joseph Box and the Box Kingham family during the second half of the 1800s. The collection ranges from remnants of leather shoes from the Middle Ages found in English archaeological sites, to intact European shoes from the 1600s onwards, 'foreign' shoes collected as 'curiosities' from around the …

This object is part of

H4448 Collection of shoes, boots, and buckles, part of a larger group of objects related to the art of shoemaking collected by Robert Dixon Box, Joseph Box and the Box Kingham family, various materials, various makers, England, 1500-1920
Joseph Box collection of shoes and objects related to shoemaking
1500-1920

Parts of this object

H4448-1044/1 Sabot clog (1 of pair), part of Joseph Box collection, childrens, left of pair, timber, maker unknown, France, c. 1850-1859
Sabot clog from the Joseph Box collection
c.1850-1859
H4448-1044/2 Sabot clog (1 of pair), part of Joseph Box collection, childrens, right of pair, timber, maker unknown, France, c. 1850-1859
Sabot clog from the Joseph Box collection
c.1850-1859

Summary

Object No.

H4448-1044

Object Statement

Sabot clogs (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, childrens, timber, maker unknown, France, c. 1850-1859

Physical Description

Clogs (sabots), pair, childrens, wood, maker unknown, France, c1850-1859

Pair of childrens clogs (slip on wooden shoes or sabots), of carved construction with square toe, toe spring and heel carved in one with the rest of the clog. Clogs consist of an upper carved with the sole, a high vamp decorated with incised lines on the top edge and sole, incised lines imitating side and back seam binding and rectangular chipped. The front features a rectangular chip carved panel with strips of petals. Inner sides are pierced to tie the clogs together and sole is roughly carved at the waist imitating the edge finish on the shoes.

Marks

Label, on waist of sole, pasted paper with handwritten text in ink, '1044', '59' crossed out.

Short URL

https://ma.as/239492

Dimensions

Height

65 mm

Width

75 mm

Cite this Object

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Pair of sabot clogs from the Joseph Box collection 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 March 2023, <https://ma.as/239492>

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