Shoe
Date1750-1760
OriginEngland
MediumSilk satin; metallic silver lace; leather.
DimensionsH: 4 1/2"; L: 8 5/8"; W: 2 5/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-905,1
DescriptionWoman's shoe, one of a pair of straights, constructed from light blue silk satin trimmed with applied silver lace on heel, tongue, and instep and edging the straps. Edges are bound with blue silk ribbon beneath the metallic trimming. Shoe has pointed toe and high, squared tongue. Straps (latchets) are intended to buckle across the instep with removable buckles. The curved thick heel is 2 1/4" high. Linings of apricot silk and linen; kid innersole. No rand.
