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Ankle boot from the Joseph Box collection

Made
Ankle boot, straight one of pair, womens, laced high lows, silk / leather, maker unknown, England, [1804]

Womens straight front laced ankle boot of turnshoe construction with oval toe and heel of rand construction with 3-4 lifts. Boot consists of tan silk uppers with short vamp, closed tab, front laced over tongue stitched at one side and 13 pairs of lace holes. Boot has a single cream cord lace knotted at the bottom with an ivory silk bow stitched onto the vamp. The uppers are lined with …

Summary

Object No.

H4448-11/1

Object Statement

Ankle boot (1 of pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / cotton / leather / metal, maker unknown, England, c. 1804

Physical Description

Ankle boot, straight one of pair, womens, laced high lows, silk / leather, maker unknown, England, [1804]

Womens straight front laced ankle boot of turnshoe construction with oval toe and heel of rand construction with 3-4 lifts. Boot consists of tan silk uppers with short vamp, closed tab, front laced over tongue stitched at one side and 13 pairs of lace holes. Boot has a single cream cord lace knotted at the bottom with an ivory silk bow stitched onto the vamp. The uppers are lined with fawn linen and stiffened with a coarse cotton sock. Heel is leather as is the sole.

(See object file for specialist report by June Swann)

Dimensions

Height

180 mm

Production

Cite this Object

Harvard

Ankle boot from the Joseph Box collection 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 5 June 2023, <https://ma.as/239547>

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