Mule
Category
Costume
Date
1840 - 1860
Materials
Silk velvet, silver thread embroidery, sequins, glass beads, silk twill, leather, wood.
Measurements
40 x 75 x 250 mm
Place of origin
Turkey
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604987.2
Summary
A woman's mule from a pair of mules, made from mid-green silk velvet. The mule is extensively decorated on the toe with silver thread embroidery in a floral motif, with sequins and three lines of small green and red glass beads. It has a low wooden heel which is covered in green silk twill, a leather sole and is fully lined in a combination of leather and green silk twill.
Provenance
Gift of Miss Ward