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Lady's Shoe of Embroidered Silk with a Cream-Coloured Ground Depicting Bouquets of Roses and Blossoms
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Lady's Shoe of Embroidered Silk with a Cream-Coloured Ground Depicting Bouquets of Roses and Blossoms

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1785 · weaving; tanned; leather; rips; runderleer; linen (material); silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Women's shoe of brocaded silk with a cream-colored ground featuring bouquets of roses and blossoms. Model: Rounded toe, one vamp and one back. The front of the heel runs straight down from the waist in a right angle. The sides and back are shaped and covered with cream-colored leather. Gold-colored embroidery runs along the edge of the heel. The heel has a dark brown leather edge of the back flap. Leather back flap and leather sole. Back and vamp lined with beige linen. The insole is of beige linen. Decoration: The shoe is made of cream-colored brocaded silk. The silk is worked such that a large bouquet of roses and blossoms in old pink, green, brown, white and blue colors appears on the forefoot. Loose roses and branches of blossoms in old pink, green, brown and white on the back. Shaft edge bound with light blue taffeta. No left/right distinction.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDamesschoen van gebrocheerde zijde met een crèmekleurig fond waarop boeketten van rozen en bloesem. c. 1750 - c. 1785. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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