Shoe

Shoe

Object name: Shoe
Date: 1730-1750
Dimensions:
223 x 88 x 118 mm
Medium: Satin, leather
Where made world:Europe, Britain
Object number: C02260
DescriptionLady's shoe of white silk satin. It has a pointed, upturned toe, a high, curved heel, a leather sole, and crossed-over straps. It bears decorative double stitch and a high tongue. The straps would originally have been threaded through an ornate buckle, sometimes set with paste gem stones (imitation glass diamonds). Britain.