Shoe
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1910
Materials
Glace kid leather, wood, cut steel beads, sequins, silk satin, leather, buttons.
Measurements
100 x 65 x 240 mm
Place of origin
Londonderry
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604291.2
Summary
A woman's shoe from a pair of shoes, made from black glace kid leather. The shoe has a low Louis-style heel made from wood and covered in matching black kid, with two instep straps which fasten with two small black buttons, one missing. The toe, instep straps and shoe sides are decorated with small cut steel beads and silver metal sequins. It is fully lined in brown glace kid, with a grey silk satin insole and a leather sole. A maker's stamp on the insole of the shoe reads, "J. McCutcheon. 11 Butcher Street, Londonderry".
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Cunningham.
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped in gold lettering on silk satin insole.: A maker's stamp on the insole of the shoe reads, "J. McCutcheon. 11 Butcher Street, Londonderry". See associated photograph for further details.