Jack boot
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1700 - 1750
Materials
Leather, Wood
Measurements
385 mm (H)
Collection
Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1350739.1
Summary
One of a pair of black leather jack boots with a square toe slightly overhanging the soles. The heel is of stacked leather pegged with 13 wooden pegs with a hole in the centre. The soles are straights that continue as part of the heel. There are no backs to the upper and the leg continues to the heel. There is a centre front seam on the leg. They are a turn shoe and welted construction. They are size 270 mm (10.625 in). (male)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill Manor