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Pair of chopines
Italian
1740s
Object Place: Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Punched leather, wood, gilt metal woven cloth, metal, and leather
Dimensions
12 x 8.5 x 20.6 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.550a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPunched white leather vamp with wheels and triangles, round toe. Wood chopine covered with punched white leather with wheels, closed front and back seams; leather sole with nail center and leather insole, lining. Condition: very soiled and worn; b chopine split and leather covering disintegrated.
ProvenanceBy 1943, Collection of Elizabeth Day McCormick; gift to the MFA (January 1, 1944)