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Pair of shoes
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
These shoes did not have a specific fit for right or left. The shoes would mould themselves to the feet while being worn. In the early 19th century, shoes began to be labelled for which foot they were meant: stamped on the insoles are the words droit (right) and gauche (left).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePaar schoenen. c. 1815. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
