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Shoe with leaf, tongue and flaps of linen, embroidered in petit point with a floral motif of multicolored silk; pointed toe and half-high heels
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Model: shoe with a pointed, upturned toe and half-high heels. Linen upper, lined with coarse linen. The tongue almost completely disappears under the two overlapping flaps, originally fastened with a shoe buckle. Between the upper and the sole, a stitched border of the same white goatskin with which the heel is also covered. Insole of white goatskin. Decoration: the upper, the tongue, and the flaps are embroidered in multi-colored silk in petit point with a floral motif consisting of pomegranate (?), rose, forget-me-not, vines with leaves, pink-red and blue flowers.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSchoen met blad, tong en flappen van linnen, in petit point geborduurd met floraal motief van veelkleurige zijde; puntige neus en halfhoge hakken. c. 1700 - c. 1725. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.