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Sabot clog from the Joseph Box collection
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Summary
Object No.
H4448-1044/1Object Statement
Sabot clog (1 of pair), part of Joseph Box collection, childrens, left of pair, timber, maker unknown, France, c. 1850-1859Physical Description
Clog (sabot), left of pair, childrens, wood, maker unknown, France, 1850-1859Childrens clog (slip on wooden shoes or sabots), left of pair, of carved construction with square toe, toe spring and heel carved in one with the rest of the clog. Clog consists 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 clogs together and sole is roughly carved at the waist imitating the edge finish on the shoe.
(See object file for specialist report by June Swann)
Marks
Label, on waist of sole, pasted paper with handwritten text in ink, '1044', '59' crossed out.Short URL
https://ma.as/239493Dimensions
Height
65 mmWidth
75 mmCite this Object
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