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H4448-8 Buckle shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather / wood / metal / paper, maker unknown, England, 1775-1780. Click to enlarge.
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Pair of buckle shoes from the Joseph Box collection

This pair of buckle shoes 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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Buckle shoe from the Joseph Box collection
1775-1780
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Buckle shoe from the Joseph Box collection
1775-1780

Summary

Object No.

H4448-8

Object Statement

Buckle shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather / wood / metal / paper, maker unknown, England, 1775-1780

Physical Description

Buckle shoes, pair, womens, silk / leather / wood / metal, maker unknown, England, 1775-1780

Womens pair of straight buckle shoes of turned construction with blunt pointed toes and wedge heels. Shoes consist of dark green sprigged silk uppers with the edges bound in ivory. Pointed tongue is covered by two pointed straps which cross centre front and fastened by metal knee buckles which are not original to the shoes (mid 18th century). Heels are olive coloured wool worsted over alum and soles are brown leather with brown edge finish at waist and breast.

Marks

Marks present, see part records for details

Short URL

https://ma.as/239841

Dimensions

Height

120 mm

Width

90 mm

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