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Pair of woman's shoes
Labeled: Biba (London, active in the late 1960s and 1970s)
English
early 1970s
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Silk satin weave, leather, silk cording
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 8.3 x 25.4 cm (5 x 3 1/4 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1428.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOrange wedge shoes with lace ups that tie around ankles. Interior stamped "BIBA" and "5512/41."
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)