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Pump of dark blue taffeta with high heel
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Pump of dark blue taffeta with high heel

van Schijndel · c. 1938 · trekken; ripsbinding; 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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Lady's shoe of dark blue taffeta silk. 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 silk. The front of the high heel runs straight down in a rounded corner. The side and back of the heel slope inward, making the heel narrower towards the bottom. The heel is covered with dark blue taffeta silk. Leather back piece with five nails fastened to the heel and leather sole. Vamp lined with cream-colored ribbed cotton. Quarters lined with gray leather. In the heel, a T-shaped piece of brown rough leather. The insole is of gray leather. Welt bound with dark blue taffeta ribbon.

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

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