Object: Shoes
Date: c. 1740
Medium: Cream linen and multicolor silk embroidery
Country: England (possibly)
Credit Line: Gift of Phyllis W. Ingersoll
Object number: 2003.86.1
Description18th century shoes in off white linen embroidered with large floral design in multicolor silk; rounded point box toe, medium fabric covered louis heel, latchet bands extending forward from counter and crossed over high square cut tongue; right shoe cleaned and conserved
Label Text:These shoes, with their latchet closure and high curved heels, are typical of the eighteenth century. They also highlight the skill of textile conservators, whose work is meant to be “invisible” and often goes unnoticed. Although the right shoe is mostly untouched, the left shoe underwent extensive conservation. Treatments included vacuuming, steam humidification to relax the fabric and allow for its reshaping and stabilization of loose areas of fabric with a sheer material known as crepeline.
Exhibitions:
- His and Hers
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Fashion Unraveled
- Fashion & Textile History Gallery First Rotation