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1909.74.53.1

Women's brown leather boots [.1-.2] with bright pink laces and decorative machine stitching. [SM (Verve) 27/03/2014]

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1909.74.53.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Women's brown leather boots [.1-.2] with bright pink laces and decorative machine stitching. [SM (Verve) 27/03/2014]
Long description
Women's brown leather boots [.1-.2] with bright pink laces and decorative machine stitching. The soles and heels are pegged with wood. The uppers are lined with woolly textiles. A piece of patent leather covers the toe caps at the end and a small piece is at the back of the heels. The boots have blue/green ?plastic-coated eyelets [SM (Verve) 27/03/2014]
Geographical reference
Poland
Europe > Eastern Europe > Poland
Cultural groups
Polish
Person
Field collector Michel de Bernoff
PRM source Michel de Bernoff
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
By 1909
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Wool Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Material Plastic Synthetic, Process Stitched, Process Pegged, Process Woven, Process Machine-made
Dimensions
Width: max 87 mm, Width: max 87 mm, Length: max 247 mm, Length: max 250 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.74.53.1 Accession number: 1909.74.53.2
Research and responses

This object was seen by the Archaeological Leather Group on 25th April 2014. It was noted that the laces are made of 'pink-tape' used to bind legal papers. The sole is finely made and although the heel looks scuffed the sole does not show wear. Could be a demonstration boot. [HR 13/05/2014]

Search terms: Clothing Footgear, Shoe, Boot

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