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Joseph Box Shoe Collection

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The Joseph Box collection is 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 world, …

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
H4448-6 Buckle shoes (pair), with buckles (pair), part of the Joseph Box collection, womens, silk satin / leather / linen / timber / metal / brass, maker unknown, England, 1760-1769
Pair of buckle shoes from the Joseph Box collection
1760-1769
H4448-12 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / linen, maker unknown, England, 1780-1810
Pair of slip on shoes from the Joseph Box collection
1780-1810
H4448-18 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk satin / linen / leather, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1840
Pair of slip on shoes by Gundry & Sons
c. 1840
H4448-1 Tie shoe, part of the Joseph Box collection, girls, single, leather / timber, maker unknown, England, 1700-1710
Girls tie shoe from the Joseph Box collection
1700-1710
H4448-7 Laced shoes (pair), with labels (9), part of the Joseph Box collection, womens, linen / leather / silk / metal / paper, maker unknown, England, c. 1710
Pair of laced shoes from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1710
H4448-13 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk / linen / cotton, maker unknown, England, retailed by Taylors Warehouse, London, England, 1810-1815
Pair of slip on shoes from the Joseph Box collection
1810-1815
H4448-19 Slip on shoes (2), with labels (3), part of Joseph Box collection, girls, unmatched left and right, silk satin / linen / leather / paper, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1840
Unmatched slip on shoes by Gundry & Sons
c. 1840
H4448-2 Buckle shoes (pair), with buckles (pair), part of the Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather / linen / metal, maker unknown, England, 1740-c. 1777
Pair of buckle shoes from the Joseph Box collection
1740-c. 1777
H4448-8 Buckle shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather / wood / metal / paper, maker unknown, England, 1775-1780
Pair of buckle shoes from the Joseph Box collection
1775-1780
H4448-14 Slip on shoe, part of Joseph Box collection, with buckle, childrens, leather / silk / brass, maker unknown, England, c. 1840-1849
Slip on shoe with buckle from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1840-1849
H4448-20 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk satin / leather / cotton / elastic / metal / paper, made by Henry Marshall, for Pattison Bootmaker, London, England, after 1864
Pair of slip on shoes by Henry Marshall for Pattison Bootmaker
after 1864
H4448-3 Tie shoe, part of Joseph Box collection, womens, leather / silk, maker unknown, England, 1610-1620
Womens tie shoe from the Joseph Box collection
1610-1620
H4448-9 Buckle shoe with buckle, part of Joseph Box collection, mens, leather / silver / steel / metal, maker unknown, England, c. 1761
Buckle shoe from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1761
H4448-15 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather / brass / metal / paper, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1839
Pair of slip on shoes by Gundry & Sons
c. 1840
H4448-22 Oxford shoe, part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / linen / metal / steel / textile / leather, maker unknown, England, c. 1880-1889
Oxford shoe from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1880-1889
H4448-4 Clog overshoes (pair), part of the Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather / wool / timber / metal, maker unknown, England, 1760-1770
Pair of clog overshoes from the Joseph Box collection
1760-1770
H4448-10 Buckle shoe with buckle, part of Joseph Box collection, mens, leather / silk / copper / steel / metal, maker unknown, England, c. 1761-c.1780
Buckle shoe from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1761-c. 1780
H4448-16 Slip on shoes (pair), with labels (2), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather / linen / metal / paper, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1839
Pair of slip on shoes by Gundry & Sons
c. 1839
H4448-23 Tabbed shoe, part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk satin / linen / leather / brass, maker unknown, made for the Duchess of Richmond, England, 1835-1845
Tabbed shoe from the Joseph Box collection
1835-1845
H4448-5 Clog overshoes (pair) and single, part of the Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / leather, maker unknown, England, 1760-c. 1770
Clog overshoes from the Joseph Box collection
1760-c. 1770
H4448-11 Ankle boots (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk / cotton / leather / metal, maker unknown, England, c. 1804
Pair of ankle boots from the Joseph Box collection
c. 1804
H4448-17 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk satin / linen / leather / metal / paper, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1840-1849
Pair of slip on shoes by Gundry & Sons
c. 1840-1849
H4448-24 Slip on shoes (pair), part of Joseph Box collection, womens, silk satin / linen / leather / metal / paper, by Gundry & Sons, London, England, c. 1832
Pair of slip on shoes by Gundry & Sons
c. 1832