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Pirouette slippers

Pirouette slippers
 2003 {spring-summer, Objet trouvé collection}

Medium
leather, suede, metal, cotton, wood, plastic
Measurements
(a-b) 8.3 × 8.4 × 23.8 cm (each) (slippers)
(c) 9.0 × 12.4 × 3.0 cm (saddle)
(d) 9.0 × 11.4 × 3.0 cm (saddle)
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
(a-b) stamped on sole: (iron cross) / DONNA · MAY / BOLINGER
stamped on sole: (hide symbol) / MADE IN ITALY / 7½
printed in silver leaf on innersole : (iron cross) / DONNA · MAY / BOLINGER
(c-d) label, underside of saddle, embossed in silver leaf on leather: (symbol) / DONNA · MAY / BOLINGER
Accession Number
2003.15.a-d
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2003
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
(a-b) Slip on pump with elongated toe and low wooden heel. The shoe is in black suede and features reinforcing around the throat. The insole is lined in a combination of cream and black kid leather. (c-d) Saddle with manipulated photographic Duchess de Villars (c. 1959) and goldfish. The oblong saddle fit over the shoe, covering the vamp and fastening below the sole with a black leather strap and metal buckle. Lined in black kid leather.