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Pair of shoemaker's sample shoes
Probably Italian
1610–20
Object Place: Italy (probably)
Medium/Technique
Stamped and punched leather; trimmed with silk tassels
Dimensions
Overall: 12.1 x 6 x 16.5 cm (4 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Other (heel): 5cm (1 15/16in.)
Other (heel): 5cm (1 15/16in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.511a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSample / Specimen
DescriptionPunched white leather upper with wheels, circles and chevrons trimmed with yellow silk tassels; narrow latchets with white-and-yellow silk tie (not original) with tassels through narrow round tongue; closed side and back seams. Round toe. White leather covered clog. Leather sole, white leather insole.
ProvenanceFormer Coll. Simonetti (Rome)