Shoe
Date1735-1740
OriginEngland
MediumSilk satin (Ground); Silk Braid (Trim); Silk (Lining); Kid Leather (Lining); Linen (Internal Structure); Leather (Sole)
DimensionsLength: 9 1/4"; Height: 4"; Width: 3"; Heel Height: 1 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Object number1991-557,1
DescriptionWoman's shoe, one of pair, fashioned of yellow silk satin trimmed with silk braid, with leather, kid, and silk linings. The shoe has a pointed, upturned toe and latchets over the instep for fastening with a removable buckle. High, squared tongue and 1 3/4"-high, thick heels. Narrow woven braid, known in the period as "lace," is stitched in parallel lines over the vamp, consentric squares over the seat, and in converging right angles on the heel. shoe as trimming. White rand. Kid leather and silk lining at interior. The silk lining on the tongue of #2 has worn away to reveal linen internal structure.Construction History:
1. 1735-40: Initially Constructed
2. Silk lining on tongues replaced
Label TextThese shoes are embellished with applied braid similar to those in the portrait of Deborah Glen of Albany, painted about 1739. In period documents, shoes such as these would be called “laced,” not to be confused with shoes with ties. These would be fastened with buckles.
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