Shoe
Taylor and Sons
Category
Costume
Date
1920 - 1925
Materials
Kid, leather, wood, buttons.
Measurements
110 x 80 x 235 mm
Place of origin
Great Portland Street
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603309.2
Summary
A woman's shoe from a pair of shoes, made from gold kid leather. The shoe has a textured imprinted pattern on the gold kid of cross-hatching, with a T-bar style ankle strap which fastens with one small round metal button. It has a Louis-style heel made from wood, covered in gold kid, with a leather sole and fully lined in kid. A maker's stamp on the insole of the shoe reads, "Taylor and Sons, Makers. 82 Gt. Portland Street, London".
Provenance
Gift of Caledon
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped on shoe insole.: A maker's stamp on the insole of the shoe reads, "Taylor and Sons, Makers. 82 Gt. Portland Street, London". See associated photograph for further details.
Makers and roles
Taylor and Sons, shoemaker