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Slip on shoe from the Joseph Box collection
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Summary
Object No.
H4448-12/2Object Statement
Slip on shoe (1 of pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / linen, maker unknown, England, 1780-1810Physical Description
Slip on shoe, left straight of pair, leather, maker unknown, England, 1780-1810Straight left of pair womens slip on shoe for outdoor wear of turnshoe construction, mass produced, with needlepoint toes, slight toe spring and covered wedge heel. Shoe consists of black Morocco leather upper with short vamp, oblique turned side seams and back seams with leather top edge binding. Upper is lined in linen with a linen sock pasted over a leather insole. The heel is inserted above the sole and may have been added later.
(See object file for specialist report by June Swann)
Marks
2 identification tags on outsole, pasted, round with serrated edges, handwritten text in pencil, 'King[horn] / 187 Regent / (illeg. faded) / London', '(illeg. faded)', written over the top '12' within a circleShort URL
https://ma.as/239551Dimensions
Height
75 mmWidth
80 mmCite this Object
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