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Medium
leather, metal (buckle)
Measurements
(a-b) 5.8 × 5.3 × 16.5 cm (each)
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
none
Accession Number
1336.a-b-D5
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Mary Bostock, 1965
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Black leather shoe with extended scalloped tongue, and leather bow inserted through steel buckle with decoratve studs. Light coloured scrolling stitched decoration on bow, tongue and upper edges of shoe. Inner heel lined with cream kid leather, tongue lined with blue leather, and remaining shoe upper lined with cream linen. Black elastic straps in the shoe interior are attached to each side of the tongue.