Shoes; pair, gold-wrapped threat and beige brocade in overall floral morif, gold metal buckle outlined in rhinestones, several missing; wear on sides and toe areas. (a) Left; damaged buckle. 25 x 7.2 cm. (b) Right. 25.3 x 7 cm. Labeled: “Made in Paris Expressly for Swan & Edgar Ltd., Regent Street & Picadilly.”
Donor:
Betty Hoffman and Roy Hoffman
Collection place:
France
Culture or time period:
European
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)