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H4448-35 Wellington boots (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, mens, prize work, leather / metal, maker unknown, England, c. 1845. Click to enlarge.
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Pair of Wellington boots from the Joseph Box collection

This pair of Wellington boots 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 …

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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Wellington boot from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1845
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Wellington boot from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1845

Summary

Object No.

H4448-35

Object Statement

Wellington boots (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, mens, prize work, leather / metal, maker unknown, England, c. 1845

Physical Description

Wellington boots, pair, mens, leather / metal, maker unknown, prize work, England, c. 1845

Pair of mens knee boots, (Wellingtons) of [welted] construction with shallow square upcurved toe (duckbill) and stacked heel. Uppers consist of a forepart of calf kid cut in one piece, probably with blocked ankle, and side seams. The back part is waxed calf with two rows of stitching at the centre back. Boots are top lined, unfinished, and stiffened with braid loops in the pocket (to pull boots on). Black leather heels feature an iron horseshoe on the outside of the heel with a row of nails at the breast and following the line of the iron rim. Leather sole features sloped edges and a black finish. The backs of the uppers are damaged.

Marks

Identification tags on sole of left boot, pasted paper with serrated edges, text in ink, '35' and '9'

Short URL

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Dimensions

Height

330 mm

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