The Powerhouse acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the ancestral homelands upon which our museums are situated. We respect their Elders, past, present and future and recognise their continuous connection to Country.
H4448-106 Front laced boots (pair), part o Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen, maker unknown, England, c. 1810. Click to enlarge.
  • Image 1 of 4, H4448-106 Front laced boots (pair), part o Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen, maker unknown, England, c. 1810. Click to enlarge
  • Image 2 of 4, H4448-106 Front laced boots (pair), part o Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen, maker unknown, England, c. 1810. Click to enlarge
  • Image 3 of 4, H4448-106 Front laced boots (pair), part o Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen, maker unknown, England, c. 1810. Click to enlarge
  • Image 4 of 4, H4448-106 Front laced boots (pair), part o Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen, maker unknown, England, c. 1810. Click to enlarge

Pair of front laced boots from the Joseph Box collection

This pair of front laced boots 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 …

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

Summary

Object No.

H4448-106

Object Statement

Front laced boots (pair), part o Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen, maker unknown, England, c. 1810

Physical Description

Front laced boots, pair, womens, leather / linen, maker unknown, England, c. 1810

Womens pair of straight front laced calf boots (high lows) of turnshoe construction but made with a pump sole featuring pointed toes and covered wedged louis heels in the Italian style. Boots consist of red morocco leather uppers with a long vamp, tongue tapered into square top, pair of quarters with straight side seam, seams bound in contrasting pink, open tab, seven pairs of worked lace holes with pink silk lace in oblique ladder effect, stitched at the bottom and leg higher at the back. Uppers fully lined in tan linen with a cream linen sock. Heels are red kid with dark brown edge finish, ridged back line and brown leather soles are sueded.

Marks

Interior obscured by support, no marks on exterior

Short URL

https://ma.as/239536

Dimensions

Height

51 mm

Cite this Object

Harvard

Pair of front laced boots from the Joseph Box collection 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 March 2023, <https://ma.as/239536>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/239536 |title=Pair of front laced boots from the Joseph Box collection |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

We want to hear from you

I know more about this object   I have a question about this object   
Creative Commons Licence

Copyright for the above image is held by MAAS and may be subject to third-party copyright restrictions. Please contact MAAS Rights and Permissions for information regarding reproduction, copyright and fees. Text is released under Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives licence

  Submit an image license enquiry.