Lady's shoe of light blue silk damask with two flaps over the instep
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Ladies' shoe of light blue silk damask. Model: Pointed upturned toe, one front flap and two side flaps. On the stitching that holds the flaps together, a band of taffeta. Square tongue on the instep. Two flaps run over each other from the side flaps over the tongue. The right flap has an iron hook that can be hooked onto a loop on the left flap. The front of the heel runs in a rounded corner from the length slightly waisted down. The sides and back of the heel are slightly waisted and covered with light blue silk. White stitching runs along the edge of the heel. The heel has a dark brown leather edge from the back strap. Side flaps and front flap lined with beige linen. At the bottom of the side flaps and the front flap, adjacent to the insole, a strip of ivory white leather is attached, probably to reinforce the shoe. The insole is of dark brown leather. Rough leather back strap with four wooden nails nailed to the heel and rough leather sole.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description