Object No.
H4448-26Object Statement
Slip on shoe, part of Joseph Box collection, womens, with buckle, left foot, leather / silk / linen / steel, maker unknown, England, c. 1850 / 1880-1899Physical Description
Slip on shoe, womens, with buckle, calf kid / leather / steel, maker unknown, England, c. 1850 / 1880-1899
Single left womens indoor slip on shoe, turnshoe construction with shallow square rounded toe and no heel. Shoe consists of black calf kid upper which has been reblacked, square throat, oblique side seams and back seam, all bound in black silk. A later rectangular riveted steel buckle, featuring three rows of cut steel stitched over black ribbed silk at throat and upper is lined with linen and white kid and linen sock is pasted in. Leather sole is sueded with a wheeled edge finishing at inside waist.Marks
Marks on sock, handwritten in black ink, 'II', left quarter lining, 'X'