Shoe of red-brown snakeskin with a tongue of brown suede and a laced and tied leather lace
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Left shoe in reddish-brown snakeskin with a tongue of brown suede with a laced and tied leather lace. Model: slip-on with a high, straight heel (7 cm). On the instep an elastic band for easy slipping on. Lined with liver-colored leather. Insole of natural-colored leather with gold printing. Leather sole and heel. Decoration: to camouflage the elastic band, a tongue of double-stitched suede is applied over the instep, which comes out of a 5 cm wide semi-circular cut in the vamp and disappears into the slip-on. The tongue is decorated with a leather lace that is laced through the suede and tied on top. The seam at the heel is camouflaged by an extra strip of snakeskin. Address (on the insole): A. VAN GOETHEM 15 RUE DE NAMUR/PRES LA PLACE ROYALE BRUXELLES. Remark: on the lining of the left shoe is written with ballpoint: 120268/3091.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description