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H4448-18/1 Slip on shoe (1 of pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, left of pair, silk satin / linen / leather, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1840. Click to enlarge.

Slip on shoe by Gundry & Sons

Made
Slip on shoe, left of pair, womens, tabbed, silk satin / leather / linen, made by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c1840

Womens tabbed slip on left shoe for indoor wear, turnshoe construction with narrow oval toe and covered wedged heel. Shoe consists of ivory silk satin upper with short tab front, slightly oblique side seams and back seam pink bound. Shoe appears to be missing rose decoration from the tab as for H4448-17. Upper lined in linen and white kid with heel grip at back. Heel covered …

Summary

Object No.

H4448-18/1

Object Statement

Slip on shoe (1 of pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, left of pair, silk satin / linen / leather, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1840

Physical Description

Slip on shoe, left of pair, womens, tabbed, silk satin / leather / linen, made by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c1840

Womens tabbed slip on left shoe for indoor wear, turnshoe construction with narrow oval toe and covered wedged heel. Shoe consists of ivory silk satin upper with short tab front, slightly oblique side seams and back seam pink bound. Shoe appears to be missing rose decoration from the tab as for H4448-17. Upper lined in linen and white kid with heel grip at back. Heel covered in the same silk satin as upper and leather sole is white finished

(See object file for specialist report by June Swann)

Dimensions

Height

75 mm

Width

60 mm

Cite this Object

Harvard

Slip on shoe by Gundry & Sons 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 May 2023, <https://ma.as/239597>

Wikipedia

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