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H4448-29 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / metal, by Pattison, London, England, c. 1850. Click to enlarge.
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Pair of slip on shoes by Pattison

This pair of slip on shoes made by Pattison, who was noted for his high heels, is renowned for reviving the fashion for heels in London. The shoes come 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 …

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

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Slip on shoe by Pattison
c. 1850
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Slip on shoe by Pattison
c. 1850

Summary

Object No.

H4448-29

Object Statement

Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / metal, by Pattison, London, England, c. 1850

Physical Description

Slip on shoes, pair, womens, leather, made by Pattison, London, England, c. 1850

Womens pair of straight slip on shoes of [turnshoe] construction with square toe and covered Louis heel. Shoes consist of pale blue kid leather uppers with square throat, side and back seams and top edge bound (mostly missing). Uppers fully lined with blue silk satin and sock is blue silk, padded and quilted. Heel covered in blue kid with brown heel breast and leather sole is finished in white at the forepart with brown polished breast.

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Dimensions

Height

95 mm

Width

52 mm

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