Lady's shoe of dark blue calfskin with dark blue laces and horizontal stitched narrow bands on the forefoot
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Women's shoe of dark blue calfskin with dark blue ribbon laces. Model: Rounded pointed toe, single piece of leather. Fastening at the front over the instep by two rows of five eyelets with a dark blue lace. At the ends of the lace is a blue bead attached. The front of the heel runs straight down in a rounded corner. The side and back of the heel are slightly waisted and covered with dark blue calfskin. Brown leather back tab nailed to the heel with six nails and brown leather sole. Shoe lined with black leather. The tongue is lined with cream-colored felt. The heel is reinforced with a T-shaped piece of rough leather. The insole is of black leather. Decoration: The forefoot is decorated with horizontal stitched narrow bands. A dark blue band of calfskin runs vertically from the lacing to the tip of the foot. On the heel from the heel to the shaft edge a band of dark blue calfskin. Shaft edge bound with dark blue ribbon.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description