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Lady's Shoe of Gold-Yellow Knotted Silk with Pleated Cream-Coloured Silk Strip and Silver Spangles
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Lady's Shoe of Gold-Yellow Knotted Silk with Pleated Cream-Coloured Silk Strip and Silver Spangles

anonymous · c. 1760 - c. 1775 · weaving; tanned; runderleer; silver (metal); goatskin; linen (material); silk

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

About this work

Ladies' shoes of golden-yellow quilted silk. Model: pointed toe, broad forefoot, one front piece and two side pieces. The heel, covered with goatskin, is cut square and runs under the instep to the seam of the front piece. The heel has a brown leather edge from the back flap. Brown cowhide sole with white stitching under the instep. The side pieces are lined with goatskin. Front piece lined with beige linen. The insole is of goatskin. Decoration: in the middle of the front piece from the tip to the cutout is an open vertical band of silver spangles and cannetille. The cutout of the forefoot is decorated with a pleated cream-colored silk strip. No left/right difference.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDamesschoen van goudgele genopte zijde met geplisseerde crèmekleurige zijden strook en zilveren lovers. c. 1760 - c. 1775. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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