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Pump made of brown crocodile leather with a silver-colored buckle
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Pump made of brown crocodile leather with a silver-colored buckle

A. van Goethem · c. 1930 - c. 1940 · krokodillenleer; metal; leather; cotton (textile)

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

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Left pump in brown crocodile leather with a silver-colored buckle. Model: deeply cut vamp with a tongue stitched in, ending in a point and scalloped on the instep. The tongue is covered on both sides by the side panels, which are decorated at the ends with a brown leather piping. These are connected by a 1 cm wide strap that fastens on the outside of the vamp with a metal-colored buckle. High (7 cm) heel covered in crocodile leather. The vamp is lined with natural-colored cotton; the rest of the shoe with leather. Leather insole with gold printing. Address (on the insole): A. VAN GOETHEM 15 RUE DE NAMUR/PRES LA PLACE ROYALE BRUXELLES.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePump van bruin krokodillenleer met zilverkleurige gesp. c. 1930 - c. 1940. A. van Goethem. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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