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Ecclesiastical buskin (one of a pair)
Italian
17th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk and gilt metal
Dimensions
25 x 53.5 cm (9 13/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.1958a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLamé stockings. Crimson silk with supplementary gold filiment weft (occuring on alternate shots); bottom of foot plain crimson silk. Red-and-gold silk garter near top. Gilt-silver and yellow silk galloon at top edge. Ref.: Seligman and Hughes, Domestic Needlework, Pl. 21A. Former Coll G. Saville Seligman (London)