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Clog overshoe from the Joseph Box collection

Made
Clog overshoe, straight, one of pair, womens, silk velvet / leather, maker unknown, England, 1760-1769

Womens straight overshoe of channel stitch construction with oval toe and single lift heel. Heel socket is made for a woman's shoe with broad heel. Upper is brown velvet with green binding and leather and silk lining. Sole is leather and the heel is brown silk and velvet. Upper consists of a pair of square ended latchets with a single pair of holes with green velvet sides.

Possibly no 139 …

Summary

Object No.

H4448-5/2/1

Object Statement

Clog overshoe (1 of pair), part of the Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather, maker unknown, England, 1760-1769

Physical Description

Clog overshoe, straight, one of pair, womens, silk velvet / leather, maker unknown, England, 1760-1769

Womens straight overshoe of channel stitch construction with oval toe and single lift heel. Heel socket is made for a woman's shoe with broad heel. Upper is brown velvet with green binding and leather and silk lining. Sole is leather and the heel is brown silk and velvet. Upper consists of a pair of square ended latchets with a single pair of holes with green velvet sides.

Possibly no 139 in the 1889 Exhibition Catalogue

Dimensions

Height

45 mm

Production

Cite this Object

Harvard

Clog overshoe from the Joseph Box collection 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 May 2023, <https://ma.as/239665>

Wikipedia

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