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Pair of woman's platform shoes
English
1970s
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Cotton velvet; silver
Dimensions
Length: 228.6 mm (9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1387.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack velvet shoes with high platform sole, wide triangular shaped heel, and oversized silver buckle at center front. Interior printed in silver: "Underground/shoes/England."
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)