Shoe
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Silk satin, leather, wood, elastic cord, kid leather, canvas, cotton cord.
Measurements
80 x 80 x 240 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604922.1
Summary
A woman's shoe from a pair of shoes, made from dusky pink silk satin. The shoe has an instep strap made from elastic cord (now perished) which is decorated with a matching pink bow, with a further pink bow on the vamp, otherwise undecorated. It has a low shaped heel, covered in matching silk satin, with a leather sole and lined in a combination of white kid leather and cream canvas. There is also a cotton cord around the shoe edge for adjusting the fit. A maker's label attached to the shoe insole reads, "H Stray. Sydenham".
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Roland Sinclair.
Marks and inscriptions
Label stuck to shoe insole.: A maker's label attached to the shoe insole reads, "H Stray. Sydenham". See associated photograph for further details.