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Woman's buckle shoes
English or American
1780 (fabric about 1735)
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Brocaded silk, silk ribbon, leather sole, and linen lining
Dimensions
9 x 8.5 x 23.5 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Godfrey Lowell Cabot
Accession Number07.5-6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShoe made from polychrome brocaded silk -white ground with floral design in reds, greens, blues and pink. Fabric earlier; dates to 1730s-40s, heel and toes date to 1770s- 1780s when shoe was altered. Mate to 07.6. See 07.4.