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Ladies' shoe of dark blue taffeta silk with high heel
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Ladies' shoe of dark blue taffeta silk with high heel

van Schijndel · c. 1938 · trekken; weaving; tanned; metal; leather; rips; cotton (textile); silk

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

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Women's shoe of dark blue taffeta. Model: Rounded pointed toe, one vamp and two quarters. Over the seam where the two quarters meet at the heel, a band of dark blue taffeta. The front of the high heel runs straight down in a rounded corner. The side and back of the heel slope inwards, making the heel narrower towards the bottom. The heel is covered with dark blue taffeta. Leather back with five nails nailed to the heel and leather sole. Vamp lined with cream-colored ribbed cotton. Quarters lined with grey leather. In the heel a piece of T-shaped brown roughened leather. The insole is of grey leather. Shaft edge bound with dark blue taffeta tape.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDamesschoen van donkerblauwe ripszijde met hoge hak. c. 1938. van Schijndel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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