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Pair of chopines
Italian
1610–20
Object Place: Italy (Venice)
Medium/Technique
Tooled alum tanned leather over wood, silk tassels, silk woven tape
Dimensions
10.9 x 13.7 x 21.7 cm (4 5/16 x 5 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.522a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPunched and stamped white leather vamp trimmed with white silk tassels. Open toe. Wood or cork chopine covered with white leather and trimmed with white silk tape over butted front and back seams. Wood sole. White leather insole, lining. Condition: very soiled and deteriorated.
ProvenanceAttilio Simonetti (dealer; b. 1843 - d. 1925), Rome. By 1943, Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago; 1944, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 1, 1944)