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H4448-13 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen / cotton, maker unknown, England, retailed by Taylors Warehouse, London, England, 1810-1815. Click to enlarge.
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Pair of slip on shoes from the Joseph Box collection

This slip on shoe 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 world, shoe …

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

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Slip on shoe from the Joseph Box collection
1810-1815
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Slip on shoe from the Joseph Box collection
1810-1815

Summary

Object No.

H4448-13

Object Statement

Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen / cotton, maker unknown, England, retailed by Taylors Warehouse, London, England, 1810-1815

Physical Description

Slip on shoes, pair, womens, leather / cotton, made for Taylor's Warehouse, England, 1810-1815

Womens pair of straight slip on shoes for [indoor] wear of turnshoe construction with finger tip toes and covered wedge (spring) heels. Shoes consist of faded maroon uppers with red bound drawstring top edge and red bound oblique side seams and back seam. Shoes were originally open at the centre front with two rows of lace holes; later infilled. A red bow and a row of ruching covers the original lacing. Vamps are lined with white cotton and the quarters with white kid. The linen sock of one shoe is missing revealing tan insole underneath and the red leather heel is white stitched above the sole.

Marks

Marks present, see part records for details

Short URL

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Dimensions

Height

50 mm

Width

70 mm

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