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Chopine

Italian (Venetian)
early 17th century
Object Place: Venice, Italy

Medium/Technique Tooled leather, silk thread, silk braided trim, metal nail, leather, and wood
Dimensions 22 x 16.3 x 21 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.568
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ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionBrown leather split vamp stamped with decorative bands, eight holes punched along split. Open toe and sides. Wood stilt covered with brown leather trimmed with gold silk tape over front seam; butted front and back seams. Leather sole, insole, lining. Condition: soiled, insole deteriorated, some silk tape missing.
ProvenanceFormer Coll. Simonetti (Rome)