Collection Online
Boots
Medium
leather, cotton, rubber
Measurements
(a-b) 14.3 × 12.7 × 31.5 cm (each)
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
stamped on undersole: 8½
label, innersole, embroidered in gold on red polyester: Andrew McDonald / SHOEMAKER
Accession Number
2002.131.a-b
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2002
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Pair of men's low heeled black polished leather boots featuring an extended toe and heel sole of contrast pale pink leather and white stitching. the ramp has a raw central seam running vertically and splitting at the curve of the foot to form the rounded ankle support at the curve of the boot. Silver fabric lining inside boot, labelled on inner sole. Raw seam along exterior heel also. Three equal slices of leather and a rubber sole form the heel of the boot.