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H4448-47 Shoe sole, part of Joseph Box collection, mens, leather, maker unknown, England, c. 1610-1629. Click to enlarge.
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Shoe sole from the Joseph Box collection

This sole from a boot or shoe featured in the Bethnal Green Museum Shoe Exhibition held in London, England in 1897. The sole 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 …

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

Summary

Object No.

H4448-47

Object Statement

Shoe sole, part of Joseph Box collection, mens, leather, maker unknown, England, c. 1610-1629

Physical Description

Sole, from boot or shoe, mens, leather, maker unknown, England, [c1610-1629]

Single left mens boot or shoe sole possibly of single sole turnshoe construction, unusual for the 17th century, with square toe. Leather of the sole is grain up and features edge grain stitch holes with little shaping at the waist and almost straight. Shows evidence of repairs.

Marks

2 identification labels on underside of sole, pasted paper with handwritten text '154k' (Bethnal Green), printed text in red 'BATEMAN/ COLLECTION', adjacent in ink 'N.1/ 98'

Short URL

https://ma.as/239657

Dimensions

Width

32 mm

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Harvard

Shoe sole from the Joseph Box collection 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 25 March 2023, <https://ma.as/239657>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/239657 |title=Shoe sole from the Joseph Box collection |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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